The company will be responsible for the maintenance of the Hybrid Tata Starbuses, which are powered with parallel hybrid engine comprising an internal combustion CNG engine and an electric motor using regenerative energy storage system and have maximum speed of 70 kms per hour.
Parallel hybrid technology enables the bus to use power generation simultaneously through both the CNG engine and the electric motor to drive the vehicle and reutilize lost braking energy to recharge the battery, delivering improvement in fuel economy compared to a conventional bus.
In addition to the electric hybrid buses, DTC will also operate a fleet of 600 Tata CNG buses during the Commonwealth games that will be maintained by a dedicated team of over 500 engineers, mechanics and other staff from Tata motors specially created for the purpose.
Tata Motors managing director of India operations Telang said that the CNG- Electric Hybrid Tata Starbus is a result of Tata Motors’ advances in alternate fuel technologies, including electric vehicles.
“We are grateful to the Government of Delhi and the DTC for giving us this opportunity of showcasing hybrid buses in the city of Delhi during the Commonwealth Games,” Telang said.
