BMTC Expands Fleet with 148 New Electric Buses

Swift Summary

• Launch Event: 148 new non-AC electric buses inducted into Bangalore metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) fleet, flagged off by Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy.
• Operation Details:

– Buses supplied and operated by Tata Motors Ltd. Smart City Mobility solutions Ltd. under a 12-year Gross Cost Contract model at ₹41.01/km (including electricity charges).
– BMTC provides conductors; maintenance handled by the contractor.

• Environmental Impact: Expected reduction of approximately 2.07 lakh kg CO₂ emissions daily and saving nearly 77,000 liters of diesel as part of Bengaluru’s green transport initiatives.
• Fleet Expansion:

– BMTC previously operated a total of 1,436 e-buses; the addition brings the fleet to 1,584 e-buses.- Plans in place to add an additional fleet under PM e-Drive scheme:
– By end of year: phased deployment of remaining AC e-buses (totaling up to +195 AC buses).- Future additions include another batch-400 AC & over ~4100 Non airconditioned etc expansions further beyond Local Bye Q4 transforming modal area-public-transit sectors

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