Ahmedabad: Three buses of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) that run on the Janmarg Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) caught fire on Monday night. The buses were all electric. They caught fire during rainfall. The incident took place at the Jadeshwar bus depot in Vastral, operated by the private operator JBM. While one bus caught fire presumably due to a short circuit, the fire spread to two adjacent buses parked nearby. JBM's expert team from Mumbai will visit the spot. Since the bu...Read More

Gandhinagar: Tata Group is about to launch building a Giga factory of 20 GW lithium iron battery production. The project should start construction in next couple of months, said N Chandrashekharan today while speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat summit here. He said Tata group has made a commitment and on the verge of concluding an announcement of a huge semiconductor FAB in Dholera in Gujarat. He added - 'we are about to complete these negotiations and start in 2024.' He said Tata is also bui...Read More

Gandhinagar: Suzuki Motors Gujarat will set up another car production plant in Gujarat. Toshihiro Suzuki made this announcement while speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat global summit 2024 here. He said Suzuki Motors will make Rs. 3200 crore investment in Gujarat to add another production line of 2.5 lakh units per year. With this the annual production capacity will jump from 7.5 lakh units per year at present to one million units. He said the company will invest Rs. 35,000 crore for construction...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gensol EV has announced its intention to invest Rs 2,000 crore in establishing an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Gujarat. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) for this investment was signed as part of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024's investment promotion initiatives. The project is expected to create approximately 1,500 jobs in the region. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. According to the company, the pro...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister today flagged off an electric bus at GIFT City here. He along with MoS Transport Harsh Sanghavi also took a ride off the bus. A 231 kw battery capacity bus is made in India by global company Switch Mobility. Charging of its battery takes one and a half hours. Such a bus earlier this year started moving on the roads of Mumbai also. Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) which functions under the Government of Gujarat plans to purchase five such ...Read More

Vadodara: Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility Ltd., a manufacturer of electric vehicles under the ‘Joy e-bike’ brand in India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Gujarat to invest Rs. 2,000 crores in the development of an Electric Vehicle Ancillary Cluster by 2024. The agreement was signed by Mr. S.J. Haider, Additional Chief Secretary of the Industries and Mines Department, and Mr. Yatin Sanjay Gupte, Chairman and Managing Director of Wardwizard Innovations ...Read More

Rajkot: Last month, 25 new electric buses were flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister in Rajkot. However, in third-party inspection, the buses are proved faulty and therefore they are yet not put on the road for public use. The buses are at present under repairs for technical issues, and trials are gone, as per the Municipal Commissioner Anand Patel. If all goes well, the buses will be put on the road in the period of Navratri later this month, but that would be over a month after the flagg...Read More

Gandhinagar: VinFast Auto Ltd., the emerging electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer aspiring to be Vietnam's counterpart to Elon Musk's Tesla, is reportedly considering establishing a production facility in India. This strategic move aligns with the company's broader expansion strategy and reflects the increasing interest in the Indian EV market. The proposed Indian facility is likely to be located in either Tamil Nadu or Gujarat, a newspaper report said. According to a source familiar with the m...Read More

Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will allot 30 e-buses to the Statue of Unity greater tourism area out of the 225 e-buses to be received from the Central government arm CESL. CESL has floated tenders for allotting a total of 5,450 buses to nine cities in the country through the Ministry of Heavy Industries of the central government. Surat City will receive e-buses as part of the same. A total of 225 e-buses are operated in Surat at present. SMC has placed an order for an additional...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat headquartered electric automobile manufacturer, ABZO Motors, on Saturday announced the launch of its first electric motorcycle (e-bike) – ABZO VS01 in Gujarat. The e-bike is launched in one variant and will be priced (based on Kms per charge) between Rs 1.8 lakh and Rs 2.22 lakh approximately. The company informed that - ABZO VS01 will have a 72 V 70Ah Lithium-ion Battery which gives a mileage of 180 km at full charge. The e-bike will have front and rear LED lights, 17-...Read More