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Drivn and Purple Bus Expand Partnership to 276 Electric Intercity Coaches
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News18•12-10-2026, 21:45
Drivn and Purple Bus Expand Partnership to 276 Electric Intercity Coaches
- •Electric commercial vehicle leasing platform Drivn and Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions announced the expansion of their electric bus partnership.
- •The new agreement increases the total committed fleet size to 276 electric intercity coaches.
- •Earlier agreements covered 100 electric buses on corridors such as Mumbai-Pune, Bengaluru-Chennai and Hyderabad-Vijayawada.
- •The expanded fleet will introduce new routes including Nagpur-Chandrapur, Nagpur-Amravati and Bengaluru-Tirupati.
- •Drivn aims to simplify the transition to electric commercial vehicles by combining financing, vehicles and technology capabilities.
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Under the new letter of intent, Drivn and Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions expanded their partnership to a total committed fleet of 276 electric intercity coaches.
The expanded partnership adds several new routes, including Nagpur-Chandrapur, Nagpur-Amravati, and Bengaluru-Tirupati, building upon earlier corridors like Mumbai-Pune, Bengaluru-Chennai, and Hyderabad-Vijayawada.
The companies' earlier agreement covered an initial deployment of 100 electric buses across key intercity corridors in the southern and western regions of India.
