Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Ashok Leyland Clarifies Participation in PM E-DRIVE Electric Buses Tender
Ashok Leyland, a commercial vehicles maker, tried to apply for a big electric bus tender in India.
They had some trouble with the application, but they're working on it.
The tender is for many electric buses to be used in different cities.
The government is supporting this project with a lot of money.
Other companies also applied for the tender.
Ashok Leyland says they can make enough electric buses for this project.
Ashok Leyland applied for PM E-DRIVE electric buses tender but faced technical issues
Tender for 10,900 e-Buses launched on June 27, 2025, covering five cities
MHI has kept a fund support of ₹4,391 crore for the e-Buses project
CESL concluded the tender on November 14, 2025
Ashok Leyland clarifies it has adequate capacity to meet e-Bus demand
- Who
- Ashok Leyland, other companies like Tata Motors, JBM, PMI, Pinnacle, Greencell, Volvo Eicher, EVEY Trans
- What
- Applied for PM E-DRIVE electric buses tender
- When
- Tender launched on June 27, 2025, concluded on November 14, 2025
- Where
- Five cities - Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Surat, Ahmedabad, Delhi
- Why
- To increase adoption of e-Buses for public transport, support India's transition to sustainable mobility, achieve Net Zero nation by 2050 and Energy Independence by 2047
Ashok Leyland's stance
Rumors
Participation in tender
Ashok Leyland's stance
Ashok Leyland applied but faced technical issues
Rumors
Rumors suggested they didn't participate due to lack of capacity
- Total e-Buses
- 10,900
- Fund support for e-Buses
- ₹4,391 crore
- Total outlay for PM E-DRIVE Scheme
- ₹10,900 crore
- MHI's target for e-Buses subsidies
- 14,028
- Ashok Leyland's capacity for e-Buses
- More than adequate