A file photo of a BYD electric bus in Shenzhen. The firm already sells some electric buses in India through Hyderabad-based Gold Stone. Photo: BloombergNew Delhi: Chinese electric bus manufacturers are exploring opportunities to start operations in India and have held initial discussions with the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), three people aware of the development told Mint. In China, the traditional battery-run electric vehicles did not get much traction. BYD is already selling some of its electric vehicles in India through Hyderabad-based Gold Stone Group and has recently supplied six electric buses to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Source: Mint January 24, 2018 19:30 UTC