MAKING BUSES SMARTER AND SAFER

The stakeholders of the bus ecosystem are leaving no stone unturned to make buses smarter and safer. Ashish Bhatia looks at some of the inclusions expected to drive the recovery of the segment.

HINO PONCHO Z EV BUS

Scheduled for 2022, the Hino Poncho Z eV electric bus takes into consideration the growing concern for global environmental issues. Team CV looks at the cnlusions in line.

PRODUCTISING PROVEN FUNCTIONALITY

Q & A Santosh AR, Chief Executive Officer,x` Bitla Software Pvt Ltd | Industry Talk

SIAM lecture on EVs

SIAM hosted a virtual lecture on ‘Electric Vehicles in India: On-Road Safety, Operations & Maintenance’ in May 2021.

Tata ‘16 saal bemisaal' campaign

Commemorating 16 years of the Tata Ace SCV, Tata Motors has launched a campaign ‘16 saal bemisaal’. Organising roadshows with Ace mini-trucks travelling across 10 states, distributing medical facemasks, and showcasing the benefits and rewards of starting a small-scale logistics business, the campaign will see the Ace vehicles cover a distance of around fourlakh km.

STRONGER BHARAT FORGE

Bharat Forge is confident of strong growth as it taps new avenues after some effect of the pandemic.

EXCITING NEW MAHINDRA VEHICLES

As part of its rise philosophy, Mahindra & Mahindra is developing new, exciting CVs.

RHEINMETALL HX3

The Rheinmetall HX3 self-propelled cannon howitzer is made interesting because of its German engineering attributes.

MEN OF DISCIPLINE

Ex-army vehicle drivers are bringing discipline to the Indian transportation scene.

REVISED FAME II SUBSIDY

The Government has tweaked the FAME II scheme to encourage faster proliferation of electric vehicles.

Bosch fuel-cell components to Daimler and Volvo

Bosch has signed an agreement with cellcentric, a 50:50 joint venture between Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, to supply electric air compressors with integrated power electronics.

Commercial EVs

Commercial EVs are set to get a shot in the arm with the tweaked FAME II.

AGILITY AND INNOVATION

As the CV industry is in for yet another eventful year (FY2021-22), agility and innovation hold the key.

Transporters Face Fuel Price Hikes

The series of fuel price hikes have added to transporter challenges.

DRIVER SHORTAGE

Driver shortage is expected to grow even more acute with the second wave of pandemic.

ULTRA-LOW EMISSION TWO-STROKE IS THE FUTURE

An ultra-low emission two-stroke engine could prove that an IC engine is not exiting the scene in a hurry.

PLUG-IN HYBRID VAN QUANTRON

The electric Q-Light van from Quantron AG is now also available as a plug-in hybrid.

OPTIMISTIC INDIAN TYRE MAKERS

Tyre makers in India continue to be optimistic on the basis of a medium to long term growth prospects.

MAN STEYR

With majority of MAN employees at Steyr, Austria, voting against the plant takeover by WSA, the risk of closure and with it the loss of thousands of jobs has got bigger.

FALKATUS

The ‘Falkatus’ made on the Kamaz 4911 competition special two-axle chassis is used as a Russian infantry fighting vehicle.

CV TRENDS

CV trends indicate a rising use of big data to shape up products and strategies.

DONGFENG KX

The Donfeng KX is engineered to address the growing requirement for uptime, and fast and reliable just-in-time operations.

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER

The year 2020 was an extraordinary year for the CV industry.

FM LOGISTICS DEPLOYS EVS

FM Logistic has deployed a fleet of EVs to address the needs of its client towards sustainable urban deliveries.

IndIan bus Industry developments

A number of developments in the Indian bus space are highlighting opportunities as well as the challenges that lie in front.

CV industry's journey in a post-pandemic period

The keynote address of Darrell Huntsman, CEO, Frost & Sullivan, as part of Apollo CV Awards 2021, provided a glimpse of how the CV industry will journey in post-pandemic period.

Transporters risk losing billions?

With another Covid-19 spike in India and the subsequent efforts to arrest it, transporters are once again risking losing billion dollars, claim sources.

DITA'S THE NAME

A technology named after a girl or a women makes for an interesting insight.

THE NEW PETERBILT 579

The Peterbilt Motors Company has launched the new 579 truck with aerodynamic changes to improve fuel efficiency.

MATERIAL SHORTAGE

Material shortage may trouble the auto industry as it responds to a good rebound in demand.