PMI Electro Mobility, India's largest electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has been awarded the Letter of Award (LoA) for providing, maintaining and operating 100 electric buses for 10 years by the Rajkot Municipal Corporation. The latest order is in addition to the previous order of 50 electric buses that have been supplied by PMI to the Rajkot Municipal Corporation. The tender for these 50 electric buses was awarded to PMI Electro Mobility in 2019. The latest tender for 100 e-buses, on the other hand, was floated by Rajkot Municipal Corporation during the month of February, 2021. As per this tender, PMI will be providing and operating electric buses on the BRTS corridor.
PMI Electro Mobility that 600 electric buses plying in more than 20 cities in India will be providing 100 units of 9m electric buses. These buses are equipped with advanced features such as CCTV cameras, air suspension, RTMS (real-time monitoring system), and several other safety provisions.
Sharing this announcement, Manvi Jain Head Corporate Affairs, at PMI Electro Mobility, said, "PMI has already been running 25 electric buses in Rajkot since 2021 and will soon add another 25 buses, to complete the existing order by July, 2022. And the latest tender to supply additional 100 buses is a testimony to our expertise in manufacturing and operating high-quality electric buses