Tata Motors is making headlines this time for a different reason altogether. The company plans to launch hybrid buses for the local market in the coming years, informed Ravi Pisharody, President, Commercial Vehicles. Addressing Environmentally Friendly Vehicles Conference, a company executive informed that the new bus will also encompass of latest technology, and will be well-equipped to run on both battery and diesel.
However, the cost of the hybrid bus is double than that of a normal bus. The bus is so designed that at high speeds it switches over to diesel engine, while with in the city limits hybrid motor propels the bus. According to a researcher at Tata Motors Engineering Research Centre, hybrid buses are the best when it comes to city transportation with endless stops, slow traffic and engines billowing smoke polluting the city. Further, a whole lot of fuel is simply burnt away. This could be avoided in terms of hybrid buses. Unlike conventional buses, hybrid buses during stop-over find time to recharge their batteries. With companies world over busy evolving alternative fuels, Tata motors is busy evaluating the market to find the ideal fuel that would suit their buses and domestic market as well.
The logic behind the high price, Anil Khurana, Director of PRTM Management Consultants explained that since all the motors have to be imported the expense simply gets doubled.
Source:gather.com
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