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Tata Motors flags off its first set of Tigor electric vehicle
Railways plans Rs 10 lakh-crore high-speed corridor
Tata Motors rolled out the first batch of the Tigor Electric Vehicle( EV) from its Sanand facility in Gujarat. The Tigor EVs are being manufactured for the Indian Government’ s prestigious order of electric vehicles from the Energy Efficiency Services Ltd( EESL), an entity under the Ministry of Power.
Tata Motors had qualified as L1 bidder in the midst of stiff competition and won the tender of 10,000 electric cars floated by EESL in September 2017. For phase 1, Tata Motors is required to deliver 250 Tigor EVs, for which it has received a LoA. For an additional 100 cars, the LoA is expected to be issued shortly by EESL. The electric drive systems for this prestigious order have been developed and supplied by Electra EV – a company established to develop and supply electric drive systems for the automotive sector.
The Tigor EV is a full electric, zero emission‘ StyleBack’ that comes with a stunning, break-free and revolutionary design, set to build on the existing Passenger Vehicles portfolio of Tata Motors. Specific to the EESL order, the Tigor EV will be delivered in three trim variants – Base, Premium and High and will be available in‘ Pearlescent White’ colour with blue decals. Over the basic requirements of the tender, the Tigor EV, across the variants, would have FATC( Fully Automatic AC) to provide maximum comfort to its occupants. Equipped with a single speed, automatic transmission, the Tigor EV will also allow the customers to enjoy the driving experience, maximized efficiency and seamless acceleration.
Tata Motors is committed to the Government’ s vision for electric vehicles by 2030 and will work in a collaborative manner to facilitate faster adoption of electric vehicles and to build a sustainable future for India.
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The Indian Railways is set to announce a Rs 10 lakh crore plan, under which it aims to construct high-speed train corridors that connect all the major cities in the country. The corridor, said to be about 10,000 kilometers long, will reportedly be a part of the government’ s Bharatmala highways development programme.
The high speed-train corridors are new railway lines that will be built over national highways or on railway lands that are parallel to the functioning railway routes. While the usual routes let trains run at about 55-112 kilometers per hour, trains would be able to run on these lines at a speed of about 200 kilometers an hour.
The estimated cost is said to be about Rs 100 crore per kilometer. The Indian Railways would also welcome global players in the project through large tenders and intends to minimize expenses by double lines on one pillar. The funding for this project could come through borrowings from financial institutions and other agencies.
Meanwhile, India will soon also get 534 km-long bullet train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad and the cost of the project is pegged at Rs 1.1 lakh crore. This will be India’ s first high-speed corridor and is expected to be completed by 2022, with its first run on August 15
10 Global MDA Journal may 2018