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Reva electric cars for ground staff at Bengaluru airportBengaluru Airport will see several Indian-made Reva electric cars ferrying ground staff.9 April, 2008
The
Reva Electric Car Company and
GlobeGround India have announced that
five Reva cars would be provided for
GlobeGround operations at the new
Bengaluru (Bangalore) International
Airport. The Reva electric cars have been purchased
by GlobeGround to ferry the staff who
manage ground handling operations for
different airlines at the new airport.
The Reva electric car is India's only
indigenously produced electric car as
of now.
Chetan Maini, Deputy Chairman and
CTO, Reva Electric Car Company (RECC),
said that airports today need
efficient and environment friendly
mobility solutions. “We believe the
Reva can meet the requirements of the
ground staff at airports. It is truly
encouraging to see someone as reputed
as GlobeGround India come forward for
this. RECC is committed to providing
more efficient and intelligent
solutions for mobility,” he added. GlobeGround India feels that the
Reva is an efficient and environment
friendly solution for mobility of the
ground handling staff. “We are
currently running a pilot at Bengaluru
International Airport as an ingredient
of our commitment to this Greenfield
Airport project and are confident that
we can GlobeGround India is a subsidiary
of GlobeGround Deutschland GmbH and
the Bird Group. The company has been
operating in the Indian market in
collaboration with international and
experienced key players, resulting in
high quality services being delivered
to its customers. In addition to its Delhi based
headquarters, GlobeGround India has
branches spread over other cities such
as Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and
Mumbai. It is the first licensed
private GHA to operate from the New
Bengaluru International Airport and
aims to promote its services beyond
Bangalore and become India's leading
team of experts in ground handling
operations. GlobeGround India plans to
expand further and take up operations
at other Indian airports. Meanwhile, RECC has said it is
committed towards promoting
environmentally and socially
responsible motoring across the globe.
The Reva, India's first zero polluting
electric vehicle for city mobility,
was commercialized in June 2001. The Reva Electric Car Company Pvt.
Ltd. is located at the Bommasandra
Industrial Area in Bangalore and has
an installed capacity of 6000 units
and The existing model of the
EEC-certified Reva is currently
available in India and marketed in
U.K. Norway, Ireland, Spain, Belgium,
Japan, Malta, Sri Lanka, Cyprus and
Greece. |
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