Ministry of Heavy Industries of the Republic of India

03/14/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/14/2023 05:58

2435 e-buses deployed across various States/UTs under FAME India Scheme Phase-II

Ministry of Heavy Industries

2435 e-buses deployed across various States/UTs under FAME India Scheme Phase-II

Posted On: 14 MAR 2023 5:23PM by PIB Delhi

The Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that the list of pilot project of charging infrastructure and project of technology development sanctioned under Phase-I of First Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) -India Scheme is listed below.

The details of e-buses sanctioned and deployed under FAME India Scheme Phase-II as on 15.02.2023:

Sr. No.

State/ Organisations

Sanctioned (In Nos)

Delivery (In Nos)

1

Maharashtra

830

682

2

Gujarat

700

397

3

Uttar Pradesh

600

565

4

Delhi

400

380

5

Karnataka

350 (Bangalore: 300 + Hubli Dharwad: 50)

150

6

Jammu & Kashmir

200

0

7

Goa

150

50

8

Rajasthan

148

0

9

Andhra Pradesh

100

20

10

Chandigarh

80

80

11

Odisha

50

20

12

West Bengal

50

11

13

Uttarakhand

30

30

14

Bihar

25

25

15

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

25

25

Total

3738

2435

Out of 300 e-buses, 150 buses were delivered and an amount of Rs. 33 Crores as first installment of grant as mobilization advance was released to BMTC, Bangalore under FAME India Scheme Phase-II.

Projects approved by MHI under FAME India Scheme

(Pilot Projects, Charging infrastructure and Technology Development)

Sl. No.

Name of the Project

Name of the Operating Agency

1

Public Fast Charging Infrastructure Network for Electric Vehicles at Bangalore

M/s Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. in collaboration with Lithium Urban Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

2

Establishment of Testing Infrastructure for Certification of Testing of Electric & Hybrid Vehicles at ARAI Pune

Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)

3

Proposal for specifications and Finalizing Draft Standards of xEV Charging Stations, ARAI, Pune

Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)

4

Proposal for Charging Infrastructure Management System, IIT Madras

IIT Madras

5

Proposal for 25 Hybrid Buses for BandraKurla Complex, MMRDA Mumbai

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)

6

Proposal for 25 Electric Buses by HP Government

Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HRTC)

7

Proposal for 50 Nos. Maxi Cabs for local transport by HP Government

Himachal Pradesh City Transport and Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (HPCT&BSM&DA)

8

Proposal for putting up of Solar Based Charging Infrastructure for Evs in NCR by REIL, Jaipur

Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL), Jaipur

9

Proposal for putting up of Solar Based Charging Infrastructure for Evs in the premises of UdyogBhawan by BHEL

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

10

Technical Development Project for advanced Gen-IV Lead Acid Battery & Gen-Nickel-Zinc Battery for Evs

Non Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC), Hyderabad

11

Proposal for 2 Electric Vehicles (5-7 Seater) for Land Port Authority of India at Agartala

Land Port Authority of India (LPAI)

12

Proposal for Centre of Advanced Research in Electrified Transportation (CARET) at AMU

Aligrah Muslim University (AMU)

13

Project for Centre for Battery Engineering

IIT Madras

14

Proposal received under IMPRINT initiative of MoHRD for Hierarchical Nanostructure Carbon Materials Derived from Candle Soot and Graphine for High Rate & High Performance Electrodes for Automotive Batteries and Supercapacitors

IIT Kanpur

15

Financial Support for UAY Project concerning Automobile Sector-Development of Light Weight REEV with Renewable Energy Based Fuel Cell Range Extender

IIT Madras

16

Proposal of Setting-up 200 Charging Stations by REIL, Jaipur

Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL), Jaipur

17

Design & Development of AC-DC Combined Public Charging Stations by ARAI

Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)

18

Technology Pilot for DC Charging for EV Bus

Principal Investigator

Panva Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Nasik, Maharashtra

Co- Principal Investigator

K.K.Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nasik, Maharashtra

19

Development and Prototyping of ICT enabled Smart Charging Network Components

Principal Investigator

IIT Delhi

Co- Principal Investigator Thapar University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Lithium Urban Technologies

Industry Partners

Elecsys Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Engie (GDF Suez Energy) , LinkwellTelesystems , Yexcube Technologies

20

HUB and SPOKE consortium for e-2W and e-3W Electric Drives

Principal Investigator

TVS-Lucas Limited; NFTDC, Hyderabad

Institutions IIT Guwahati; IIT Jodhpur; IIT BBSR; VIT Chennai; NITTEE, Surathkal

Industry Partners

Lucas TVS, Chennai; Ampere Vehicles, Coimbatore;Electrotherm; Lohia Auto Industries

21

Switched Reluctance Traction motor and controller for 2W & 3W

Principal Investigator

Aditya Auto Products &Engg. (I) Pvt. Ltd.; NITK Surathkal

Industry Partners

Hero Eco; Ampere Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.

22

Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drive for Indian Electric Vehicle applications

Principal Investigator

IIT Madras

Industry Partners

Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Ltd., Bengaluru.

23

Procurement of 30 Nos of Electric Buses

Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT)

24

Solar Grid Hybrid and Grid powered Charging Stations (270 Chargers)

Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited

(REIL)

25

Proposal for grant-in-aid for test facility infrastructure for EV and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) performance test/ certification from NATRiP

National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project(NATRiP)

26

Setting-up of Solar Based EV Chargers

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

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