Bangladesh to procure 300 electric double-decker buses from India for BRTC

[Black_cats]

Bangladesh to procure 300 electric double-decker buses from India for BRTC​

Published: February 19, 2023 20:12:53

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The government of Bangladesh plans to procure 300 electric double-decker air-conditioned (AC) buses from India for the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC).

The discussion was come out as Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Binoy George made a courtesy call on Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader at the secretariat office in Dhaka on Sunday, according to BSS.

These 300 electric-run double-decker AC buses will be procured for the BRTC under a line of credit (LOC) deal signed with India.



The minister, during the meeting, also requested the Indian government to initially deliver 100 electric buses within this year for Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan cities.

Quader, also general secretary of the ruling Awami League, said the government is working to enact electric motor vehicle registration and operation policy-2023, aiming to deplete carbon dioxide emissions.

The policy will be sent to the cabinet this month.

Later, the minister called on the Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Heru Hartanto Subolo.

During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest between the two friendly countries.

Bangladesh to procure 300 electric double-decker buses from India for BRTC

The government of Bangladesh plans to procure 300 electric double-decker air-conditioned (AC) buses from India for the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC). The discussion was come out as Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Binoy George made a courtesy call on Road...

thefinancialexpress.com.bd

 

[fallstuff]

Who is going to manufacture these buses in India ? The article doesn't say that.

 

[Black_cats]

Who is going to manufacture these buses in India ? The article doesn't say that.

Probably Goldstone Infratech not sure though. The following news gives some clue:

INDIAN FIRM EYES TO EXPORT ELECTRIC BUSES TO BANGLADESH​

17th May 2018
EP Report

Electric bus manufacturer Goldstone Infratech announced recently that it would export electric buses to Bangladesh in near future.

The company will also export similar electric vehicles to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar, said Goldstone Infratech's President-Strategy Naga Satyam.

The company said it plans to create up to 10,000 jobs in India in the next five years and will soon set up a joint venture firm to cater to R&D and after sales service facilities.

The company manufactures electric buses through a technical collaboration with China's BYD, said Goldstone Infratech President-Strategy Naga Satyam.

Hyderabad-based Goldstone Infratech recently bagged orders to supply 100 electric busses to Telangana, 150 to Bengaluru and 40 to Mumbai.

It has an assembly plants near Hyderabad with an annual capacity of 600 units and another upcoming plant at Bidur in Karnataka with a capacity of 1,500 units annually in the first phase, giving it a total capacity of 2,100 units per year.

Energy & Power Magazine

Indian Firm Eyes to Export Electric Buses to Bangladesh

ep-bd.com

 

[Srabon.]

Who is going to manufacture these buses in India ? The article doesn't say that.

Ashok Leyland. They have a subsidiary called switch.

 

[fallstuff]

Probably Goldstone Infratech not sure though. The following news gives some clue:

INDIAN FIRM EYES TO EXPORT ELECTRIC BUSES TO BANGLADESH​

17th May 2018
EP Report

Electric bus manufacturer Goldstone Infratech announced recently that it would export electric buses to Bangladesh in near future.

The company will also export similar electric vehicles to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar, said Goldstone Infratech's President-Strategy Naga Satyam.

The company said it plans to create up to 10,000 jobs in India in the next five years and will soon set up a joint venture firm to cater to R&D and after sales service facilities.

The company manufactures electric buses through a technical collaboration with China's BYD, said Goldstone Infratech President-Strategy Naga Satyam.

Hyderabad-based Goldstone Infratech recently bagged orders to supply 100 electric busses to Telangana, 150 to Bengaluru and 40 to Mumbai.

It has an assembly plants near Hyderabad with an annual capacity of 600 units and another upcoming plant at Bidur in Karnataka with a capacity of 1,500 units annually in the first phase, giving it a total capacity of 2,100 units per year.

Energy & Power Magazine

Indian Firm Eyes to Export Electric Buses to Bangladesh

ep-bd.com

These are actually BYD buses,

Goldstone-BYD reveal electric bus made in India - electrive.com

BYD and their JV partner Goldstone Infratech in India have revealed their first joint product, an electric minibus. The ‘eBuzz K6’ has been presented in Delhi and can carry 18 passengers over a range of 200 kilometres on one charge. BYD has expanded to India as it joined Goldstone Infratech…

www.electrive.com

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

E Double-Decker Bus : ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಲಗ್ಗೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿದೆ ಮೊದಲ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಎಸಿ ಡಬಲ್ ಡೆಕ್ಕರ್ ಬಸ್, ಏನ್ ಸೂಪರ್ ಫೀಚರ್ಸ್ ನೋಡಿ

E Double-Decker Bus: ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದುವರೆಗೆ ಕೇವಲ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಕಾರು, ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಬೈಕುಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಆದರೆ ಇದೀಗ ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ಬೆಸ್ಟ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಹೊಸ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಎಸಿ ಡಬಲ್ ಡೆಕ್ಕರ್ ಬಸ್ ಒಂದನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿದೆ. ಇದು ವಿಶ್ವದ ಮೊದಲ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಎಸಿ ಡಬಲ್ ಡೆಕ್ಕರ್ ಬಸ್ ಆಗಿದೆ.

kannada.news18.com

Kannada language... Just for pics

 

[Skull and Bones]

https://www.livemint.com/news/india...er-bus-unveiled-in-mumbai-11660807356069.html

Ashok Leyland owns Switch Mobility.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

https://www.livemint.com/news/india...er-bus-unveiled-in-mumbai-11660807356069.html

Ashok Leyland owns Switch Mobility.

Ashok Leyland is very reliable and trusted, even I count better than TATA. Not much, but little bit.

 

[hembo]

Mumbai: India's first AC double decker e-bus inducted into BEST fleet​

Switch unveils EiV 22 India's electric double-decker bus, to supply 200 units to BEST for Mumbai | The Financial Express​