The Group showcased its EcoLife electric bus at the Auto Expo 2018. Speaking to Manish Pant, Nishant Arya, Executive Director, JBM Group said that the vehicle is part of the conglomerate’s endeavour to become an end-to-end ecosystem provider in the electric mobility space.

JBM Solaris Electric Vehicles (P) Ltd, a JV between India’s leading automotive company, JBM Auto Ltd and Europe’s e-mobility major, Solaris Bus & Coach SA, today launched its 100 per cent Electric Bus series Eco-Life at the Auto Expo 2018. The bus was launched by S K Arya, Chairman, JBM Group; Nishant Arya, Executive Director, JBM Group; Solange Olszewska, CEO, Solaris Bus & Coach SA and Dariusz Michalak, Deputy CEO, Solaris Bus & Coach SA.

With turnover of $ 1.35 billion, JBM Group, one of the leading tier-1 suppliers to auto OEMs, has today a diversified portfolio to serve sectors such as automotive, engineering & design services, renewable energy and education.

JBM Group, India’s leading business conglomerate, signed a Concession Agreement with the Haryana Government on Tuesday.

Nishant Arya, Executive Director of $1.35bln JBM Group, has been elected as the Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Haryana Chapter at the State Annual Session conducted.

Zero tailpipe emission is on a fast track for urban public transport, heralding the era of Electric Buses in India. Urban public transport buses have traditionally been powered by diesel engines, spewing enormous pollution from their tailpipes. Ramifications to ecology are obvious and India has started to change the situation by adopting Electric Buses for urban transport, in many progressive minded cities.

Electro mobility in transportation is rapidly spreading across the globe. Although India is currently at a nascent stage in this space, electric vehicles are finding continuous traction in the country.

Although the new trends of alternate materials are setting in, use of sheet metal in automotive sector will continue to dominate this industry.

The new electric bus launched at Auto Expo has 60-70 per cent local content and we have tried to see that the bus is a Make in India for Smart Cities and it is primarily has unique features with Lithium battery and we have a pantograph of fast charging sl