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Vol-7, No.81, September-2016 THE ONLY MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO BUS COACH INDUSTRY & COACH TOURISM Transit elevated bus tested in China Trends shaping the Auto Industry Delhi to have electric buses on road KSRTC Launches first biodiesel bus www.buscoachindia.com
12 20 23 News & Events ................................................................................................................................................. ................................ 06 Delhi to have electric buses on road .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Hino-Isuzu venture boosting bus production by 30% ............................................................................................................. 20 Marcopolo Sells 295 Buses to Ghana ...................................................................................................... ................................... 21 Mercedes-Benz working on electric sprinter .................................................................................... ...................................... 22 Hamare Bus Ki Baat Hai: A Movement involving all stakeholders ......................................................................................... 23 Tata Motors Delivers 241 New Buses to KSRTC ........................................................................................................................ 26 VE Commercial Vehicles set to ride the school bus segment to boost sales .......................................... .......................... 27 Continental an experienced partner in material handling at IMHX 2016 ........................................ .................................... 28 Bridgestone launches Firestone tyre brands .......................................................................................................................... 30 Allison Transmission Supports new fuel efficiency ........................................................................... .............. ....................... 31 Transit elevated bus tested in China ............................................................................................................. ............................. 32 GAZ Group consolidates its position on the Russian Bus Market ............................................ ................. ........................... 36 Mahindra & Mahindra gear up for the world's most affordable electric SUV ...................... ..................... ....................... 39 A Tourist Destination: Gwalior ................................................................................................................. .................................... 40 KSRTC Launches first biodiesel bus ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Sunshine School Bus latest product from Ashok Leyland .............................................................................. ....................... 52 Knorr-Bremse to showcase groundbreaking solutions for commercial vehicles at IAA 2016 ................. .................... 53 Harman's new security frameworks keep your vehicle safe from cyber attacks ........................................................... 58 PV Sindhu's Victory Procession on BEST Double Decker Open Bus ............................................ ........................................ 59 Trends shaping the Auto Industry .................................................................................................. ............................................. 61 Apollo tyres to invest around Rs 1,700 cr in current fiscal in India .................................................. .......... ....................... 64 46 53 60 04 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
Vol-7, No-81, September-2016 H ybrid Technology has been introduced as an alternative fuel for automobiles worldwide to minimize the effect of green gases on earth. Transporters and public transport operators testing hybrid technology in their bus fleet world over. Environmentalists and world organizations have been warning the world leaders about the threat of the global warming and its dangerous effects for the coming generations. Hybrid technology was introduced to the market in 2010. The parallel hybrid concept with a co-optimized diesel engine fitted with AMT gear box and 120kw electrical machine was supported by electrification of steering servo, air compressor, climate control and a Sahil Asher (Mumbai) series of new functions were introduce such as electric take-off and idle 7718903525 shut down, in total the new concept lowered fuel consumption by 35% to 39 % in city traffic. Nadeem Inamdar The introduction of highly efficient diesel electric hybrid bus was 9881098036 the first step towards electomobility. The new technology offers lower energy use, lower emission, less Noise and higher availability, simultaneously. The operation, maintenance and long term performance of the diesel electric hybrid buses in various operating environment, have met with varying degree of success. The success recipe is simple: a systems approach that target the vehicle lifecycle productivity by combining the effects of the energy saving from the technology, system design and assistance in operational behavior. Electromobility has been gaining popularity world over. Recently the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has signed with Tata Motors for supply of 25 hybrid; diesel electric Starbuses. The contract is the single largest order awarded for hybrid electric vehicle technology. The plug-in hybrid buses and full electric buses are running on trial in the different part of the country. Recently a Chinese company: BYD's electric bus runs successfully on Delhi roads under DTC operation. 401, 4th Floor, Suneja Tower-1, The JBM Group and Solaris Bus & Coach S. A have decided a joint District Centre, Janak Puri, New Delhi-110058 venture is based in Delhi. They have showcased a full electric bus at the Phone No. 25557680/81, 45588720 Auto Expo-2016. Cell: 9971692030, 9211980064 Website: www.buscoachindia.com Delhi today facing the challenge of having to provide an efficient Email: info@buscoachindia.com buscoachindia@gmail.com road system to meet the high demand of traffic flow. With greater personal mobility, growing population and easy access to car ownership, the vehicle population in the India's capital has rocketed, thus sending the transport system into a gridlock. To cleanup the toxic air of the capital its is paramount to increase use of electrical buses in Delhi. It is appreciable that Indian government has announced various incentive programmes to kick start electromobility in public transport and in beyond. Baldev Singh Bal SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 05
JK TYRE TO INVEST RS. 100 CR TO category. JK Tyre took over the state- gangway of 700 mm, higher SET UP R&D CENTRE OF owned Vikrant plant and turned it passenger leg room to ensure EXCELLENCE around into a state-of-the-art plant passenger comfort. with investments of over ₹1,200 crore providing direct and indirect On-Bus ITS (Intelligent employment to over 13,000 people. Transport System) has Public information system, Automatic “Starting 1977, when we set vehicle location system, Security up our first tyre plant in Rajasthan network system, Vehicle health with an annual capacity of 5 lakh monitoring and diagnostics. GPRS tyres, we have grown multi-fold by enabled connectivity permits the bus setting up green field plants, to be connected with Control room expansion of its existing capacities for Live monitoring. Bus is also Tyre major JK Tyre and Industries enabled for smart ticketing options. and acquisitions including Vikrant Ltd, part of the Rs.28,000-crore JK To maintain good health, the plant in Karnataka and a tyre Organisation, will invest RS.100 driver's seat is ergonomically company in Mexico,” Singhania crore to set up a new R&D centre of designed with 4-ways adjustable said. excellence. mechanism. TATA MOTORS DELIVERS 241 It will initially have about A wide-angle windshield NEW BUSES TO KSRTC 200 engineers and scientists and the will ensure maximum driver number will double during the next visibility. Tata Motors has designed one year. Raghupati Singhania, special training programs to train Chairman and Managing Director, JK drivers and staff of Karnataka State Tyre and Industries, Ltd said that the Transport Corporation so that company is combining all its R&D buses are operated efficiently. efforts across several locations under There are more than 13,000 Tata one roof. Motors buses operating in STU's of Karnataka. “This will house the most modern and advanced equipment ZF STARTS R&D CENTER IN INDIA manned by highly experienced engineers and scientists with deep Indian automobile manufacturer insight into material resource, Tata Motors has delivered 241 buses designs, aesthetics and structures.” KSRTC (Karnataka State Road The company recently reached a Transport Corporation), under the historic milestone when it became Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban the first Indian tyre company to roll Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The out its 10 millionth truck/bus radial buses are equipped with new- tyres from its Vikrant plant at generation Tata Cummins ISBe Mysuru. Karnataka Minister for engines, air suspension, multiplex Industries, RV Deshpande, and wiring meeting Urban Bus PWD Minister HC Mahadevappa specification II given by Government were present during the rollout. of India. With a tyre capacity of 3.5 Buses have acceleration of ZF Friedrichshafen AG is setting up million truck/bus radials per annum, 0.8 m/sec2 which would cut down its first ever India Technology Center JK Tyre pioneered radial technology on travel time thus making bus travel in Hyderabad which will be in India, introducing truck and bus faster for daily office commuters, dedicated to software and radial tyres way back in 1999, claims the company. Body is mechanical engineering. The new becoming the largest producer in this designed with a well-spaced out Technology Center will support ZF's 06 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
global development teams while vehicles with new ones -a move that ministry would take the regulatory enabling the company to accelerate may cost the government around Rs route for the scrapping policy and it local product development.13,800 4,000 crore. Finance Minister Arun had the requisite mandate. The age engineers are currently working in Jaitley and Transport Minister Nitin cap for phasing out of vehicles would R&D with ZF globally. The research Gadkari discussed the whole range be fixed after wider consultations. and development network consists of issues relating to the phasing out of more than 100 developmant of old polluting vehicles on "A committee of secretaries locations, including 17 main Wednesday. will be set up to come out with development locations. modalities for the operationalisation Sources said while old of the scheme," a source said. ZF's first Technology Center trucks and heavy vehicles would be in India will be fully operational by covered in the first phase, four- FLIXBUS NEW OWNER OF 1st January 2017 and is expected to wheelers over 15 years -around 60 POSTBUS have a work force of 2,500 lakh in all -would be covered in the engineers by 2020. ZF has made second. considerable investments and advanced technology launches in "The finance minister felt the Indian market for example in its scrapping of pre-Bharat Stage Pune facility, the first launch of the vehicles should be mandatory Electric Park Brake (EPB) technology instead of voluntary. The finance in India and also inaugurated ZF ministry is not in favour of reducing Hero Chassis systems Pvt. Ltd., a 50- excise duty as incentive but they FlixMobility (“FlixBus“) and 50 JV ZF India Pvt. Ltd. and Hero could make a Budget provision for Deutsche Post DHL Group have Motors Ltd in Oragadam, Kanchi direct cash incentive," Gadkari said. announced the acquisition of Puram District. They said old heavy vehicles would “Postbus“, the long-distance coach be phased out first because they network of Deutsche Post DHL ZF has been operating for make up only 2.5% of vehicles in Group. From 1 November 2016, the more than three decades in the that category but are responsible for first Postbus-services will be Indian market and ZF TRW for more 60% of the vehicular pollution.TOI integrated to the international than 50 years through its joint has learned that the finance ministry FlixBus mobility platform. Via long- venture with TVS and Rane groups. is of the view that people won't retire term marketing and sales Currently with about 12,000 their old trucks and buses unless the cooperation, both companies want employees including JV's, ZF has 19 scheme is made mandatory . to develop new customer segments production facilities excluding for their respective core businesses. warehouses and office buildings. Sources said the transport ministry pointed out how the overall FlixBus is a European long INDIAN GOVERNMENT MULLS revenue collection in the form of distance mobility provider and MANDATORY PHASING OUT 15- excise tax would be approximately brand of the FlixMobility group. The YR-OLD TRUCKS, BUSES Rs 18,000 crore to Rs 19,000 crore startup was founded and launched in due to the sale of new vehicles, and it Germany after the deregulation of would be much more than what the the national market in 2013. By government would end up providing 100.000 daily connections to 900 as cash incentive. destinations in 20 countries, FlixBus is now providing Europe's largest Moreover, replacing the network of long-distance coaches. The Union Government will soon fuelguzzling old vehicles with new formulate a policy to mandatorily ones would result in savings of Rs In a long-term sales and phase out nearly 11.5 lakh trucks 7,700 crore annually for reduction in marketing cooperation, FlixBus and buses which are over 15 years crude oil import, the ministry said in products will be distributed in 5.000 old. Financial incentives will be its presentation. Official's privy to the Post partner retail outlets by the end given to those who replace these discussions said the transport of this year. At the same time, SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 07
Deutsche Post products will be increased by nearly Rs 590 crore. implementing a common smart card displayed via FlixBus channels. In a While the loss in FY 2014-15 was Rs with the Delhi Metro, the agency has pilot project, Deutsche Post has 2,917.76 crore, it increased to Rs been trying to up its's game. The already tested same-day parcel 3,505.96 crore in 2015-16. In fact, ETMs have been installed in more deliveries via long-distance coaches the trend has been going up since than 70% of the buses, and the between Hamburg and Berlin. 2011-12, when the loss was Rs agency hopes to introduce the FlixBus expects a total of 30 million 2,431 crore while in 2012-13 it was common smart card in two months, passengers in 2016. Rs 2,914.40 crore. The only year the said a DTC official. figure came down was in 2013-14, In 2015, FlixBus transported when it was Rs 1,363.74 crore. The LONDON GETS FIRST GREEN 20 million travelers all over Europe. reason for the cut was a grant-in-aid BUS ROUTES By 2016, the provider expects an given by the government to DTC, increase of 50 percent and a total of amounting to more than Rs 2,200 30 million passengers. By paperless crore, said officials. check-in via QR code, booking and delay management via mobile app, DTC has been making live GPS tracking of the vehicles or operational losses for some time dynamic pricing similar to airlines, now. The revenue, which had gone FlixBus set new standards in the up a couple of years ago, has come industry. down, with a fewer buses in the fleet and the introduction of more cluster London's Mayor Sadiq Khan has As a combination of tech- buses, said a DTC official. The confirmed plans for the first of a startup, e-commerce-platform and agency has been making an series of 'Low Emission Bus Zones' - transportation company, FlixBus approximate loss of Rs 3 crore each prioritising the greenest buses on the established domestic networks and day, with the loss per km coming to worst polluted routes, as part of his national entities in Germany, France, Rs 43. far-reaching plans to clean up the Italy, Austria and the Netherlands, as capital's toxic air. well as cross-border services to However, the losses haven't currently 20 countries. Within this proved to be a dampner in service. From February next year, year, FlixBus will import the “green The Delhi government announced the first route along Putney High formula” to CEE countries. that DTC would start new feeder Street will see exclusive use of services in Malviya Nagar, besides hybrid or diesel buses with top-of- IN ONE YEAR, DTC LOSSES the existing ones. It has also inducted the-range anti-pollutant systems that INCREASE BY 590 CRORE 323 drivers in the past one year meet or exceed Euro VI emissions along with 748 conducters. standards. The second route - between Brixton and Streatham - Also, to increase non-traffic will be converted in October 2017. revenue, the DTC has several plans. This includes, conversion of 31 These are the first Low depots into multi-level parking lots, Emission Bus Zones the Mayor which will be implemented by promised in his manifesto and PWD. The agency has also decided which will all be operational by to use the buses, unipoles as well as 2020. These are expected to reduce the walls of the depots as wall wraps, NOx emissions from buses along A report brought out in the assembly for advertisements. these routes by around 84 per cent. by Delhi government has shown that They will be focussed on London's not only is Delhi Transport The revenue generated from worst air quality hotspots outside Corporation suffering huge losses, this is expected to help the agency to central London and prioritised in but the revenue lost has been manage it's piling losses. Through areas where buses would otherwise increasing considerably every year. the introduction of electronic contribute significantly to road Within one year, the losses have ticketing machines and plans of transport emissions. 08 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
The Low Emission Bus Zones will and easily adopt this new "Apart from technology, we should also incorporate a number of technology. To make it cheaper, we take examples from other countries, changes to the road layout to ensure would have to work for Make-in- and let us leapfrog and take buses have priority over other traffic India and (that) is the solution for advantage of available technology and are able to keep moving, cutting making electric vehicle affordable," and guidelines from other emissions from unnecessary idling said Girish Shankar, Secretary, experiences where we can move and speeding up journey times. Low Ministry of the Heavy Industries and much faster than others," he said. Emission Bus Zones are one of a Public Enterprises. number of measures the Mayor has MIT RESEARCHERS PUT LIDAR asked TfL to lead by example on to He was addressing the ON A CHIP reduce emissions from the capital's National Workshop & Exhibition of bus fleet. FAME India. Assuring the gathering the government's commitment Low Emission Bus Zones are towards electric mobility under its an integral part of the Mayor's plan FAME India scheme, he sought to urgently clean up London's air feedback from the industry, saying it quality, which is a contributory would help them create market and factor in the deaths of around 10,000 a self-sustainable model."There are residents each year according to the complexities and challenges, but still Applications such as autonomous latest medical research. Plans for the we can address them... In this, not vehicles and robotics heavily Low Emission Bus Zones were just the government, but OEMs depend on LiDAR, and an expensive announced by the Mayor in May would have to come up with firm LiDAR module is a major obstacle to alongside a number of proposals to plans," he said, adding that he their use in commercial products. improve the Capital's air quality. expects forums including the Our work at MIT's Photonic Those proposals were subject to a Automotive Component Manufa- Microsystems Group is trying to take recent consultation with nearly cturers Association of India (ACMA) these large, expensive, mechanical 15,000 responses, including: to play a crucial role in it. LiDAR systems and integrate them on a microchip that can be mass ‘MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC FAME India Faster Adoption produced in commercial CMOS VEHICLES IN INDIA CAN and Manufacturing of Hybrid and foundries. MITIGATE COST’ Electric vehicles in India - is part of the National Electric Mobility Most LiDAR systems—like Mission Plan. The scheme envisages the ones commonly seen on Rs 795 crore support in the first two autonomous vehicles—use discrete fiscals that started last year. free-space optical components like lasers, lenses, and external receivers. According to Shankar, In order to have a useful field of globally, hybrid models are being view, this laser/receiver module is accepted and consumers are now mechanically spun around, often able to afford it. In Europe, two lakh while being oscillated up and down. Challenges posed by high cost in hybrid vehicles are self-sustainable popularising hybrid and electric without any government's support. This mechanical apparatus vehicles in India can be overcome He cited China as a good example of limits the scan rate of the LiDAR with a focus on manufacturing "shifting very fast to hybrid and now system while increasing both size components and the vehicles in moving towards electric mobility". and complexity, leading to concerns India, a senior government official "It's a very good example for us to about long-term reliability, said. follow," he said. especially in harsh environments. Today, commercially available high- "The biggest challenge is In Japan, there are more end LiDAR systems can range from cost and all of us would have to charging stations than petrol pumps, $1,000 to upwards of $70,000, work on it so that people can afford Shankar added. which can limit their applications SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 09
where cost must be minimized. within Oslo. Also the fuel type the vans will be clarified and if the bus Researchers at MIT's Photonic buses will run on is innovative: it is will eventually see real-world Microsystems Group are now the so-called HVO, i.e. a biofuel of operation. developing a LiDAR-on-a-chip the latest generation. Supplies under system that is smaller than a dime, both contracts are to be carried out in DELHI GETS A NEW TRANSPORT has no moving parts, and could be the first quarter of 2017. CHIEF mass produced at a very low cost to be used in self-driving cars, drones, CHINA'S ELEVATED TRANSIT BUS and robots. ON THE ROAD FOR ITS FIRST TEST An article describing the new system is published in IEEE Spectrum. The device is a 0.5 mm x Sandeep Kumar is Delhi's new 6 mm silicon photonic chip with transport commissioner. A 1997- steerable transmitting and receiving batch IAS officer, Sandeep Kumar phased arrays and on-chip has replaced Sanjay Kumar, who had germanium photodetectors. The been appointed the commissioner a laser itself is not integrated into the few months ago. Sandeep has taken chips; however, there are on-chip on the role of the commissioner as lasers that could be integrated in the The world's first elevated transit bus an additional charge. He is also the future. has been recently tested in the managing director of Delhi Khadi Chinese city of Qinhuangdao in and Village Industries Board. SOLARIS SUPPLIES HVO BUSES IN Hebei province. The 2m-high and NORWAY 22m-long bus runs on electricity and can carry up to 300 passengers while cars can drive underneath it. The number of passengers that can be transported can go up to 1200 as four TEBs can be linked. This first test was, however, not performed in real traffic conditions as the bus travelled a distance of only 300 meters on a The first order is for 75 Urbinos of the controlled track and at a very low 18.75-meter variant, to be delivered speed. In mainstream use, the vehicle to the company Unibuss. The is expected to reach a speed of up to elongated, articulated third- 60 km per hour. According to Interestingly, Sanjay Kumar had generation buses will be equipped in TEBtech, the company that designed been on leave for several weeks Euro 6 engines made by DAF and and built the bus, the test was meant before he was divested of the post of compliant with the Euro 6 emissions to assess the braking system and the commissioner. Before going on norm. drag and power consumption. leave, Sanjay was in the eye of a storm for signing the AAP The same drive unit will be Even if it looks impressive government's much-publicised installed in 24 Urbino 12 buses of and might be seen as a solution for premium bus policy without getting the new generation, which the firm traffic congestion, questions about the approval of LG Najeeb Jung. Last Nobina has acquired in a tender. the practicality and financing of this month, another senior officer of the One of the more interesting elements bus have already been raised. It is still transport department, special of the vehicle fitting will be intercity to be seen if doubts regarding the secretary (transport), Indu Prakash bus seats, even though the buses vehicle's ability to turn corners, fit Mishra, was transferred after a tiff themselves will be operating only under footbridges or safely drive over with Satyendar Jain. 10 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
Delhi to have elec tric buses on road A fter an almost successful trial of running electric buses on Delhi's road the Delhi Transport Corporation may likely to accept the proposal of inducting more buses into the fleet. The proposal of accepting the idea on the basis of lower operational expenses that led Delhi Transport Corporation veering towards the idea of replacing at least a part of its CNG fleet with electric buses. The running cost of the electric buses is also to be lower than CNG buses: Rs 12/km against Rs 18/km for CNG buses. Five months after the trial of the first electric bus started in the city, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) officials said it is going “better than expected” and so far the results have been “quite positive”. Five months after the agency loaned one such bus from a Chinese company on a trial basis, an internal DTC report has concluded that its overall cost of operation is much lower than a CNG-run bus due to “very low maintenance/repair cost”. Zero emission and lower manpower requirement are two other features that have impressed DTC. The operational cost of the electric bus will be Rs 17.25/km. In contrast, a CNG AC bus costs DTC period, which comes to an average requires higher maintenance. “The The bus didn't report any battery. It will not explode when 70%. The bus has a seating capacity Rs 18.54 per km. A senior unit rate of Rs 10.66 for the low-floor buses are under an annual breakdown during the trial, largely exposed to direct flames. Its energy of 31. government official said, “On 16,915km it covered. The price of maintenance contract with the because there's no engine or consumption amounts to 1.3 average, the electric bus ran 250km CNG in the capital currently stands manufacturer. The corporation pays transmission system. Only the KWh/KM, estimated at 12.06 /km. “The electric bus is air- on a single charge.” It consumed at Rs 35.59/kg. A CNG bus gives a Rs 3.5-12 a km. The rate increases battery needs maintenance. This After 15 years of use, the battery conditioned, has CCTVs and public 27,368 units in the four-month mileage of 1.95km/kg and also every year,” said the official. electric bus is fitted with a fire safe capacity is projected to remain about address system for women safety, 12 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016 SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 13
fitted with fire-fighting equipment, US and University of Surrey, UK had chairperson Ashish Khiatan visited complete medical kit, special seating shown that emissions from vehicles China last year. The bus has been for differently-abled people, and first have increased up to three times developed by a Chinese firm, class comfortable seating facilities for between 1991 and 2011 and could though it is being marketed in India all passengers. It also has a battery rise by up to 19 times by 2020. by the Smart Group. The bus had life of more than 4,000 recharging been running around 10 round trips cycles, which is fire-proof," the The electric buses that had through the day, between 6.30am statement added. The DTC, of been running between Delhi and 9.30pm. The fare will be same course, will need to invest a hefty Secretariat and Central Secretariat for as DTC AC buses-the minimum amount, to begin with, as one bus the last five months, was launched being Rs 10. will cost more than Rs 2 crore. But on the initiative of the Delhi the official said: “The buses, when Dialogue Commission (DDC) and The government has also set available commercially, will cost the transport department. It was run up a charging station at the approximately the same their CNG and managed by the Delhi Transport Millennium Depot for the electric counterparts. They will basically be Corporation (DTC). bus. “On a charge of five hours, the assembled in India.” A CNG bus bus runs around 250km,” said the costs around Rs 70-80 lakh. The bus was on the trial government statement. The buses, Interestingly, under a central basis for six months, and based on which cost around Rs 3 crore in the scheme, the purchase of electric bus the feedback and field results, the international market, will be is subsidised. government is likely to take a final available at a knocked down rate if decision on inducting these electric bought in bulk by the Delhi The move assumes signifi- buses in the DTC fleet. government, said sources. cance as an eight-year joint study, between 2008-2015, conducted by The idea to try the electric “The buses, when available IIT-Roorkee, University of Minnesota, buses came after DDC vice commercially, will cost approxima- 14 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
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tely the same as the CNG ones," a source added. At present Delhi requires at least 10,000 more buses to meet the demand and discourage commuters from using private vehicles. Sources said the DTC wanted 100 buses for the pilot run but the government asked us to buy 25 as one bus would cost at least a 1 crore. A proposal has been sent to the cabinet and after the approval, tenders will be floated. “For sustainable transport system, electric buses are important. Every country is shifting to electric low floor categories. Currently, Group, under their E-Vehicle buses and Delhi should follow,” said 5,200 DTC and cluster buses ply on manufacturing project - Smart PK Sarkar, head of the department Delhi roads. To assist the disabled, Dreams. Smart Group has associated (transport and planning) at School of the bus can be tilted if needed and with Build Your Dreams (BYD), Planning and Architecture. there is a hammer at every seat for an China as their technology partner for emergency. the project. The government is working on getting 3,000 more buses -- 1,000 This electric bus is being The study projected greater each in premium, cluster and semi- introduced in India by the Smart pollution from buses. Taxis and Cars 16 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
(30-34 percent) were found to be producing the highest CO2 emissions during 2011 to 2015; there is a likelihood that buses could dominate in the years after 2015. The bus is earning Rs 8,000 per day on an average by running about 250 km in one charge. This "Made in China" bus is fully air conditioned and has the seating capacity of 31 passengers against 41 of the DTC's low-floor CNG buses. An adjustable hydraulic suspension makes it more passenger friendly especially for the differently-abled people. The bus was being run on the promotional basis by its Chinese manufacturers BYD Auto Industry Company Ltd. and introduced in India by their technology partner, the Smart Group. The bus was exported by China to Gujarat. “The cost is being evaluated and it will be almost same as that of a fully AC bus. It had costed around Rs.3 crore to the company. We are looking forward to manufacturing it in India under Make in India programme," said Sunil Sharma of Smart Group. Smart Group had entered the pure electric vehicle segment in India under his brand Smart Dreams. The company has tied up with the up for manufacturing electric cars, The Smart Dreams e-bus is air- Hong Kong-based BYD Auto BK Modi said at the unveiling of one conditioned and powered by a Industry Company which is engaged of the e-buses. His focus is on lithium iron phosphate battery with a in electric vehicle manufacturing contributing to public transportation life duration of more than 4,000 and is an investee company of through the e-bus and e-taxi offerings recharging cycles. It can cover a investment guru Warren Buffet. and is keen that the government distance of 250km on a fully charged Smart Dreams has inked a exempts the segment from taxes. battery. A full charge takes 5 hours of technology partnership with BYD for recharging. transfer of technology for The Smart Dreams plant is manufacturing electric vehicles, coming near to Moradabad, with the “Today countries like China namely e-buses to start with. first two buses procured from BYD. have put air quality on the same The company is in talks with several priority as core sectors like This will be followed by state transport undertakings (STUs) infrastructure and defence and it is production of cars for use as e-taxis for city electric buses and is hopeful about time India did the same. The and later a separate plant will be set of bagging multiple orders soon. Indian government will have to take SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 17
electric vehicle manufacturing operations in Singapore for e-buses along with BYD with volumes expected to be based on demand. In India, the target is STUs in macro-cities and the upcoming 100 smart cities where an efficient public transport system is the need of the hour. The e-vehicles will also contribute their bit to cutting pollution. The e-buses will start production with a 50 percent localisation content that will be steadily built up to 75 percent with the battery to be indigenised last over the next 3-5 years. BYD is a leader in battery manufacturing and has a bouquet of advanced technologies for the product. At present BYD is training the workers of Smart Dreams in e- bus manufacturing. The company had earlier also entered into an agreement with Mercedes-Benz for manufacturing cars and launched the Denza all-electric sedan in 2014. Smart Dreams hopes to leverage this expertise when it explores car the manufacture in India. A second plant will be envisaged for the manufacture of a car once the e-bus and e-taxi plant picks up steam. bold steps and incentivise citizens and industry players to adopt electric vehicles. One of the ways we could encourage the industry is by making it a zero tax industry,” says Modi. Modi is non-committal about the investments in the manufacturing facility or the number of e-buses to roll out from the plant, saying it will be similar to what bus plants usually attract. He is equally reticent about the bus pricing saying it will be at par with similar buses. Smart Dreams has also started 18 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
Liu Xueliang, managing director of for us to capture the e-vehicle market the last two years, its e-vehicles have Asia Pacific for BYD Auto, says that of the country. We are proud to been sold in many countries 16 years ago the company had collaborate with Smart Group in this including Uruguay and Jakarta. By : Shantosh Sharma planned electric vehicles for China endeavour in India.” and today have been able to achieve Electric buses which are this through consistent efforts. “India BYD has an electric bus indigenously designed, developed is a big market for us, and with the manufacturing facility in the USA and built can substantially improve business environment being and has a contract to supply electric the economy of the whole system favourable we feel it is the right time buses to the Los Angeles country. In and increase the overall life. SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 19
NEWS Hino-Isuzu venture boosting bus production by 30% T he joint bus-making venture of Hino Motors and Isuzu Motors will expand its production by 30% starting as early as October, to produce 2,500 vehicles this fiscal year. yen to 45 million yen each, and are sold under the names Hino S'elega by Hino and Gala by Isuzu. The venture will introduce a total of 100 employees from Hino and Isuzu. Japan's bus market totaled 10,256 vehicles in 1970 but started to night shift in October, since previous contract that year. Hino and Isuzu The 50-50 venture -- called J- work hour extensions and hiring shifted their bus production to the joint bus and based in Ishikawa Prefecture -- increases couldn't handle the increased venture in 2004. Since then foreign produces vehicles with capacities of 30 orders. Production line employees will tourists have flocked to Japan and bus or more passengers. The buses have increase from 500 to 800 with the tours have become more popular price tages of approximately 30 million addition of 200 contract workers and a among retirees. Last year marked the first time in seven years that sales exceeded 5,000 vehicles. Currently it can take up to two years to deliver a new order. Cutting-edge safety technology in new buses includes brakes that minimize collision damage, a driver alarm system, and mechanisms to prevent overturning. A bus crash in January involving skiers in Nagano Prefecture, in which 14 people died, led to a push to upgrade buses. Tour and bus companies hope to appeal to customers with enhanced safety standards. 20 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
NEWS Marcopolo Sells 295 Buses to Ghana M arcopolo has closed an agreement for the supply of 295 new vehicles to the African country Ghana. This agreement is the result of a long negotiation and The Marcopolo Viale BRT has low floor and is the most modern bus produced in Brazil. It incorporates, among other technologies, rear engine with low emissions of polluting gases and system in order to monitor and record images. The vehicle has a Scania chassis k250 UB 4x2. The coaches Paradiso 1200 was conducted in partnership with automatic gear change. The larger and Viaggio 1050 have semi sleeper Scania, worldwide renowned chassis internal width, associated to the seats seats, two access doors, toilette on the manufacturer. The buses were configuration, provides a wide free area wheelbase, monitors and cameras to purchased by the Ministry of Transport and facilitates passenger displacement, external view of the vehicle. The and are intended to urban passenger making the trip more comfortable. vehicles have air-conditioning system, transport in Accra, capital of the With greater internal height, it allows individual audio and side windows country, and to intercity transport. the inclusion of efficient air ducts, with bonded FIGURE 1: BYDglasses. ELECTRIC BUS IN BANGALORE speakers and space for advertisement Among the 295 buses, 245 are on the upper side. The model Ideale has Viale models and will be used in the executive seats and two access doors. Accra BRT system for urban passenger The Viale has a robust and The model has a dashboard with an transport. The remaining 50 units are extremely reliable design, a status that ergonomic and modern design, three different coach models (Paradiso was conquered through the people ventilation system for the driver and 1200, Viaggio 1050 and Ideale) and who use it and is a product with easy reach to the controls, providing will be used in routes between cities. excellent cost/benefit ratio, attribute greater comfort. It also incorporates an The new fleet aims to offer new recognized by the sector's businessmen efficient system of ventilation and vehicles which are modern, safe and in the urban passenger transport. Other defogging of the windshield, with four comfortable, in order to increase urban important characteristics are the two directional outputs and console mobility in the country. doors, coach seats, monitors and storage. SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 21
NEWS MERCEDES-BENZ WORKING ON ELECTRIC SPRINTER W ith plans to launch its first fully-electric heavy truck and plenty of battery- electric passenger vehicles in the work3s — German automaker Daimler is in the early planning stages for an electrified medium-duty van, senior officials unveiled recently. Mercedes- Benz is considering launching a battery- based Sprinter van around the end of the decade, approximately the same time it plans the next redesign of the large commercial van. The first customers would likely be in Europe. Deutsche Post, the German mail service, is one potential customer that has expressed strong interest in a battery van. Several U.S. Mercedes is focused on a pure battery- The company is planning to launch and global delivery services, including electric version of the Sprinter, rather more than a dozen battery-based UPS and Federal Express, also are than a plug-in hybrid because the latter vehicles, including both plug-in hybrids exploring the use of electric trucks and would require a more complex and and pure battery-electric models, by the vans. heavy drivetrain that would raise costs end of the decade. Last month, Daimler and reduce payload capacity, said it was developing a heavy-duty An electric Sprinter would be Mornhinweg said. truck for urban delivery routes. The deployed on shorter routes, such as vehicle would have a range of about urban package delivery, where range is Mercedes is well-positioned 125 miles between charges and is part less of an issue than for long-haul to bring out an electric Sprinter, as the of the company's technology shipments. Such a circuit also would van division would be able to access development program. optimize the vehicle's ability to technology that is already available – recapture energy in stop-and-go traffic or under development – for the Daimler is developing electric through regenerative braking. automaker's passenger vehicles. vehicles because there is growing interest from customers and increased pressure from environmental regulators looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, especially in Europe and China. They want to keep gas and diesel-powered vehicles out of urban centers. Meanwhile, battery prices are falling rapidly, making electric vehicles more economically feasible. At the same time, advanced lithium-ion battery cells have become lighter, more energy-dense and more reliable. These trends improve the electric vehicle business case for the automaker. 22 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
SCHOOL BUS Hamare Bus Ki Baat Hai: A Movement involving all stakeholders W e at Tata Motors strive to make a difference. When it comes to school buses, innovation is our key driving force, with better technologies and pioneering Motors Limited, and Automobile Corporation of Goa Limited (ACGL). Other mandatory safety features in all our buses include Anti also working with all stake holders involved in School Bus travel (students, parents, school bus attendants), to sensitize them towards accident prevention and tackling emergency designs, ensuring that every child is safe Roll bar in front and rear, Speed situations through various School Bus and comfortable, through their school Limiting Device (SLD) and Anti-locking Safety programs. Building on the bus journey. At Tata Motors we have brake system (ABS). activity, Tata Motors recently conducted developed breakthrough technologies the 'Dream it to win it' essay writing in building bus bodies in collaboration Apart from technology and competition & 'Hamare Bus Ki Baat with our partners Tata Marcopolo safety related features, Tata Motors is Hai' (also called Good Citizen SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 23
SCHOOL BUS campaign) at various schools across the sensitizing school bus staff, on the still counting. The interactive training country. safety of children during school bus program involves role-plays, audio travel. As part of the initiative, Tata visuals and group activities, to enable 'Hamare Bus Ki Baat Hai' Motors has trained over 50,000 school each one of them to share their began in 2013 with interactive sessions bus staff, in 41 cities, at over 800 respective experiences, to sensitize designed with the objective of schools, through 1000+ sessions and and discuss the importance of their 24 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
SCHOOL BUS respective duties, with the trainer and among themselves. The training program also includes various sessions to help the school bus staff act in case of an emergency, maintaining personal hygiene and how to better interact with parents and their kids, while on the job. Dream It to Win It While the other activities carried out under the School Bus Safety initiative largely address drivers and school bus staff, Tata Motors launched another school bus safety program titled 'Dream it to Win it', a unique drawing and collage making competition for school children, around school bus safety. Started in 2013, Tata Motors organized the 'Dream it to win it' program across 22 cities with participation of over 13.1 lakh students from over 2000 schools across the country till now. By: Swena Gupta Brand Manager, Tata Motors Ltd. SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 25
NEWS TATA MOTORS DELIVERS 241 NEW BUSES TO KSRTC H onorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri. Siddaramaiah and Honorable Transport Minister of Karnataka Ramalinga Reddy, along with officials from Tata Motors, today flagged off 241 Tata Motors buses, under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for operation in Karnataka by KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation). The elegant looking buses are equipped with well proven new- generation Tata Cummins ISBe engines, air suspension, multiplex wiring meeting Urban Bus specification II information system, Automatic vehicle driver's seat is ergonomically designed given by Government of India. Buses location system, Security network with 4-ways adjustable mechanism. A have higher acceleration of 0.8 m/sec2 system, Vehicle health monitoring and wide-angle windshield will ensure which would cut down on travel time diagnostics. GPRS enabled connectivity maximum driver visibility. Tata Motors thus making bus travel faster for daily permits the bus to be connected with has designed special training programs office commuters. Body is designed Control room for Live monitoring. Bus to train drivers and staff of Karnataka with a well-spaced out gangway of 700 is also enabled for smart ticketing State Transport Corporation so that mm, higher passenger leg room to options. buses are operated efficiently. There are ensure passenger comfort. On-Bus ITS more than 13000 Tata Motors buses (Intelligent Transport System) has Public To maintain good health, the operating in STU's of Karnataka. 26 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
NEWS VE Commercial Vehicles set to ride the school bus segment to boost sales V E Commercial Vehicles is seeking to build on its success in the school-bus segment to grow its market share. With its new range of buses and strong momentum units and Eicher had a market share over 22 per cent. “These buses have become a necessary requirement for schools now buses were not just getting out-dated but also unsafe. There was a huge gap between the consumer expectations and the market offerings. Hence, we decided to fill the gap and offer extra in the segment, and we see the potential going up in safety features,” Aggarwal said. the next couple of years. “We have a “Although the code is yet to be VECV, an equal joint venture market share of about 29 per cent in the implemented, Eicher is already of Eicher Motors and Volvo, is hopeful school-bus segment,” said Vinod complying with the norms to ensure the of boosting its sales and share in the Aggarwal, CEO, VE Commercial maximum safety and comfort in our coming months. Vehicle. buses.” In 2015-16, total school bus BUS CODE The company is also planning volumes were about 21,674 units and to develop AMT (Automated Manual it accounted for about 55 per cent of The introduction of new bus body code Transmission) and alternate fuel school the LMD (light and medium duty) bus that stipulates stringent safety and buses by 2017. It is also preparing to industry. The school-bus segment has quality features has led to companies soon introduce Eicher Hybrid Skyline been growing rapidly for the last few introducing enhanced features and Pro School Bus. years. Most of the school buses come superior aesthetics in school buses, a in the LMD segment as they offer key segment in the bus market. Speed- The new bus will come with a higher seating capacities, ease of limiting devices and anti-lock braking host of safety features such as vehicle manoeuvrability, reduced travel time, systems have become necessary. tracking, geo-fencing, camera with and lower acquisition and recording, student riding status available maintenance costs. In 2015-16, total “With increased traffic and to parents and fire detection/suppression LMD bus volumes were about 39,575 congested road conditions, school system. SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 27
NEWS Continental an experienced partner in material handling at IMHX 2016 A t this year's IMHX Show, German tyre manufacturer Continental will present its comprehensive product portfolio, making intra logistics and materials Continental. "By offering individual solutions from a single source, we serve as a partner to our customers and help them to position themselves in the best possible way for these future friendly manner. ContiPressureCheck™ measures air pressure and temperature on an ongoing basis using sensors inside the tyres, informing the user when the tyre pressure has to be handling processes safer, more efficient, challenges.” corrected. Down times are reduced by cleaner, and more convenient. minimising the risk of tyre damage and Continental's offering includes a full Increased safety and efficiency for by reducing the need for regular time- range of tyres, from solid tyres to industrial vehicles consuming servicing. pneumatics and press on bands, tyre pressure monitoring systems, as well as Following the "Forward thinking, A further dimension is added fleet services. Visit Continental at stand always ahead" theme, Continental is when used in combination with the V65, hall 12 from 13-16th September. presenting two clever solutions at the ContiFlexBox tyre management system, trade show, enabling increased safety which enables the tyre information to "Digitalization and automation and efficiency in materials handling be transmitted to a central server via Wi- are the key trends in the intra logistics and intra logistics. Fi or GSM. The system will be available industry. Short down times, high- initially for Port applications from 2017. precision work, and maximum The ContiPressureCheck tyre flexibility become even more critical as pressure monitoring system enables Wide range of products for maximum competitive factors in this environment," drivers and fleet managers to manage comfort and efficient work explains Julian Alexander, Product Line their vehicle fleet more efficiently, Manager Material Handling Tyres at safely, and in a more environmentally Selecting the right tyre is extremely 28 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
NEWS important with regard to safety, comfort, and cost-efficiency in materials handling and intra logistics. For the chemical industry, ports, or warehouses, Continental offers a comprehensive range of suitable pneumatic and solid tyres for a wide range of potential applications. Making the correct tyre choice enables fleet managers to increase the efficiency of logistics processes, reduce costs and also protect the environment through reduced CO2 emissions. In the solid tyre segment, Continental presents the robust, high- mileage CS20, the market leading SC20 Mileage+, the unique SC20 CSEasy as well as the retreaded solid tyre Continental LifeCycle™, which is particularly environmentally friendly. Achieve the lowest overall driving continual management, monitoring and transparent partnership between the costs through fleet services reporting, tyre maintenance services customer, Continental Tyres and the and regular inspections, to a 24/7 call Conti Industrial tyre service provider. Continental's Industrial Fleet Services centre and central billing, all wrapped offers premium products and service to up with an efficient service with fast The service is delivered forklift and industrial vehicle users with response times. throughout the UK and ROI by a greater flexibility and choice. It offers the network of strategically located highest quality products and services, Flexible service agreements specialist service providers, with 50+ expert technical back-up as well as are designed around the needs of a fleet IMI accredited tyre fitters, 40+ mobile focus on key performance indicators and transparent reporting means and static industrial solid tyre presses that reinforces the service levels offered, Continental can tailor solutions and with the ability to fit solid tyres over 20 delivering optimum performance and co n t r act s t o s u i t cu s t o me r s ' inches. There are over 30 certified life from the tyres. The service requirements, budget, and billing network members and associates for programmes range from the correct tyre preferences. The programme is fitting solid tyres and over 100 selection and fitment service, to designed to be a three-way, open and pneumatic tyre fitting associates. SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 29
NEWS Bridgestone launches Firestone tyre brands for cars, SUVs J apanese tyre major Bridgestone Corporation introduced America's legendary tyre brand Firestone with the Firestone FR500 for cars and car and SUV segments initially and subsequently expand the size range. “We hope to garner our fair Bridgestone entered the country in 1996 and in March 1998 it set up its first manufacturing facility at Kheda in Madhya Pradesh, and expanded to Firestone Destination LE02 for SUVs. share of the market through a wide Chakan, Pune in 2013. Firestone, a 116-year-old brand, will network of dealerships and superior focus on the passenger car and SUV quality and service,” Mimura said. Apart from tyres, the Tokyo- segments in the initial phase with the based firm also manufactures a broad new brand, the company has said. Firestone was founded in range of diversified products including 1900 at Akron, Ohio, by Harvey industrial rubber, chemical products The new brand of tyres will be Firestone and in 1988, Bridgestone and sporting goods sold in over 150 manufactured at its plants in Chakan, Corporation of Japan acquired all markets. Pune and Kheda near Indore. The operations of Firestone, transforming company did not offer the pricing Bridgestone into one of details, though. Launching the the world's largest Firestone brand, Bridgestone India tyre and rubber Managing Director Kazuhiko Mimura companies. said, over the past few years, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing automotive markets in the world. Firestone will focus on the passenger 30 BUS COACH INDIA SEPTEMBER : 2016
NEWS Allison Transmission Supports new fuel efficiency and emissions standards for commercial-duty vehicles A llison Transmission (ALSN) announced its support of new standards issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for medium and heavy-duty vehicles. "Given the complexity of the medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle manufacturing sector, we embraced the opportunity to work with the EPA and NHTSA to review technical issues and conduct additional testing in developing the new standards," said Deborah Gordon, vice president of mobile source emissions regulatory activities for Allison Transmission. The Phase 2 program is expected to lower carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 1.1 billion technologies, and the TC10® functionality. The TC10 maximizes metric tons, save vehicle owners fuel transmission. FuelSense is the next powertrain efficiency while achieving costs of about $170 billion, and reduce generation in fuel-savings technology, and maintaining highway cruising oil consumption by up to 2 billion for any vocational vehicle, which speeds to save time and money. barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles utilizes a unique set of software and sold under the program. Phase 2 will electronic controls to improve fuel For city and transit buses, also use emerging technologies that are economy up to 20 percent. Allison offers xFE technology to not yet in widespread use. "With the improve fuel economy up to 7 percent. ability to recognize fuel-saving features For Class 8 tractors, Allison With xFE, the transmission is designed in our transmissions, we support use of offers the fully automatic TC10 specifically for the constant shifting and the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model transmission which improves fuel lower average speeds for these duty (GEM) as the program's primary economy by 5 percent when compared cycles. This allows buses to run longer certification tool," said Gordon. "Our to trucks equipped with manual or where they are most efficient. The start- latest technologies are already enabling automated manual transmissions stop dense routes and lower average our customers to reduce fuel (AMTs). The TC10 uses 5th Generation speed duty cycles present special consumption and emissions without Electronic Controls and FuelSense challenges for any transmission. Allison sacrificing performance.” technology to provide superior fuel with xFE meets these challenges economy features, prognostics to without sacrificing drivability or Allison's newest products eliminate unnecessary oil and filter performance and are compatible with include FuelSense® and xFE changes, and enhanced shift selector alternative fuel engines. SEPTEMBER : 2016 BUS COACH INDIA 31
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