Celebi India has introduced 100% electric air-conditioned tarmac coaches - Eco-Life for passenger transportation in India at the Delhi International Airport. Twelve of these Made-in-India coaches will be deployed initially.
A press release from the company stated that the move is aligned with the Indian aviation Ministry’s aim to decarbonise the aviation segment by 2030.
Featuring a monocoque chassis, the Eco-Life gets propelled by a PMSM while being powered by lithium-ion batteries with a claimed range of 200 kms.
Murali Ramachandran, CEO, Celebi India, noted that the low-entry EcoLife buses facilitate ease of boarding and de-boarding and are equipped with a wheelchair ramp for the specially-abled, old and people who are unwell with a designated space for docking the wheelchair.
Additionally, the buses are equipped with all modern features like Intelligent Transportation System, CCTV cameras, mobile charging USB sockets, and Emergency safe stop buttons, among others, keeping safety as an important prime factor.
On the sustainability front, Celebi India, earlier in 2019, introduced Taxi Bots in Indian aviation, and Air India became the first commercial airline in the world to use them.
Taxi bots help cut fuel consumption by 85% by towing narrow-bodied aircraft from the terminal gate to the take-off point with the planes’ engines turned off; they also reduce foreign object damage by 50%, the release added.
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