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passenger cars which transport people, goods and help deliver
services on time. The Company realizes its responsibility as a
growth enabler and endeavors to create vehicles which will
promote entrepreneurship. The Company is also cognizant
of the environmental impacts caused during production and
lifecycle of its products and continually strives to innovate to
reduce such impacts. The Company has signed a contract to
Products
Social or Environmental Benefits
Buses for Public Transport – Tata Starbus Fuel Cell, Tata Ultra
Electric Bus
World’s first commercially produced CNG Hybrid Bus
3 Times more fuel efficiency than Gasoline
Ensures 50% reduction in fuel consumption
Fast refueling ensures reduced downtime
ZERO Pollution, Zero Noise bus
BS IV compliant, CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules), 1989 & UBS – II
(Urban Bus Specification) norms
Small Commercial Vehicles (SCV) and Pickup range- Tata
Xenon YODHA
Available in BSIII and BS IV
Better mileage, smart pick-up, reliable and rugged gearbox aids in
better pick up in loaded conditions, ensuring lesser gearshifts.
Additional strong suspension – 6-leaves at the front & 9-leaves at
rear, ensures better safety in loaded conditions and at high speeds.
Unique three-layered body construction, crumple zones, a collapsible
steering column, retractable seatbelts and side intrusion beams,
which will protect passengers in the event of a side impact collision.
vehicle is fitted with antiroll bars for better stability in loaded
conditions, at high speeds and off road conditions too
Passenger Cars –Utility Vehicle- HEXA
Fuel and Emission norms - Diesel, BS IV Engine
6 Airbags- absolute safety for every occupant.
Hill Descent Control (HDC) for added safety.
Perfect balance of power and mileage with optimized fuel utilization.
Ice cube patterned Striking Daylight Running Lights (DRLs)
integrated with fog lamps for added safety.
ABS with Electronic Brake-force Distribution optimizes braking
distance and warrants vehicle stability,
SMOKED PROJECTOR HEADLAMPS- for focused illumination and
better visibility.
2.
For each such product, provide the following details in
respect of resource use (energy, water, raw material etc.)
per unit of product (optional):
(a) Reduction during sourcing/production/ distribution
achieved since the previous year throughout the value
chain?
In order to reduce the vehicular weight, the focus of the
company is on the new and improved technologies so as to
achieve higher fuel efficiency as well as it should reduce the
environmental impact created by the vehicle, including its
material sourcing, production, use and end-of-life stages. Also
in order to reduce the fuel consumption, the Company focuses
on researching, developing and producing new technologies,
such as hybrid engines, electric cars, fuel-cell vehicles. Various
supply 25 nos. of the Tata Starbus Diesel Series Hybrid Electric
Bus with Full Low floor configuration, with the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) –
the single largest order awarded for Hybrid Electric vehicle
technology. Below are few of the products which have been
designed to address social or environmental concerns, risks
and/or opportunities.
development programs to reduce the consumption of fuel,
like the use of lightweight materials, reducing parasitic losses
through the driveline and improvements in aerodynamics
are also studied and implemented by the Company. At the
sourcing stage, the Company work with its suppliers in order
to reduce the environmental impacts like, by making use of
returnable and recyclable packing solutions for majority of the
components thereby managing the cost and the quality, as well
as reducing the material use and avoiding waste generation.
Some key areas that the Company is currently exploring are
the use of hollow camshafts, low density polyamides and
magnesium alloys, in order to target the Product sustainability.
The Company continuously strives to achieve the sustainability
in the Life Cycle of the Product.
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