KPIT's electrification technology Revolo for buses wins award
Date: 20 May 2016
KPIT Technologies, a global
technology company, bagged the 'Promising Transport Innovation Award' at the
International Transport Forum (ITF) 2016 Summit in Leipzig, Germany. It won the
award for its technology 'Revolo’ that
enables clean urban mobility. The ITF Promising Transport Innovation Award
recognises innovations that have the potential to significantly improve the
quality, performance, user experience, accessibility, sustainability or
inter-modality of the transport. It is instituted by ITF, an inter-governmental
organization which acts as a think tank for transport policy with 57 member
nations.
ITF is administratively integrated entity of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a unique forum where the
governments of 34 countries with market economies work with each other, as well
as with more than 70 non-member economies to promote economic growth,
prosperity, and sustainable development.
On receiving this award,
Kishor Patil, Co-founder, MD & CEO, KPIT said: “We are honoured to receive
this recognition from the International Transport Forum. It firmly establishes
our commitment to create sustainable technologies that have a positive impact
on our environment and are socially inclusive as well. Our smart electric system
for buses is a pollution-free and affordable solution which can be deployed at
a very large scale.”
Revolo is a versatile system,
designed to work across different bus formats. The key components of the system
are lithium ion batteries, electric motors, a power transmission unit and smart
electronic control units. The Smart Electric buses have multiple features like
Intelligent Transport Systems, Mobile Phone App for journey planning and
ticketing, Wifi Infotainment etc. which provide a superior ride experience that
can help encourage adoption of public transport. KPIT is currently working with
multiple bus manufacturers / partners in India, South East Asia, Africa and
South America to bring this technology to market. KPIT’s first electric bus
with Revolo was flagged off by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
December 2015. Two such buses are currently operating at the Indian Parliament
for its members to experience green and intelligent technology.
The award ceremony took place
at ITF 2016, in the presence of ministers from 57 member countries of the ITF.
The theme of the event was ‘Green and Inclusive Transport.’ The award was
presented to Kishor Patil by KL Thapar, Founder and Chairman, Asian Institute
of Transport Development and José Viegas, ITF Secretary-General.