JBM Electric Vehicles Unveils ECOLIFE e12 City Bus in Singapore

JBM Electric Vehicles (JBM EV), an electric bus manufacturer and EV Ecosystem player launched its all-electric city bus - ECOLIFE e12 at the Singapore Urban Mobility Week (SUMW) 2026. The bus was launched by Dr. Shilpak Ambule, High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore and Nishant Arya, Chairman, JBM Electric Vehicles. JBM Electric Vehicles is the flagship company of the USD 4.0 billion global Indian conglomerate, JBM Group.

JBM EV brings in the agility and innovation of an established global leader with the proven scale, manufacturing muscle and international expertise. The company offers its customers a low-risk, high-reward proposition i.e. cutting-edge e-bus technology with thousands of units of proven real-world reliability, backed by manufacturing capacity of 20,000 buses per annum and a commitment to exceptional local support all at a highly competitive value.

The ECOLIFE citybus comes with a light weight monocoque full aluminium body structure and equipped with state-of-the-art features including Intelligent Transport System as per all Singapore regulations, advanced telematics giving 24x7 access to vehicle’s state of health amongst host of other features.

JBM ECOLIFE is equipped with the Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) technology that assists the driver detect obstacles and checks driver errors for utmost safe transit. A host of other additional safety features include, Forward Vehicle Collision Warning Systems (FVCWS), Lane Departure Warning System, Pedestrian and cyclist collision warning (MOIS), Blind spot detection, protection of vehicle against cyber-attack, driver drowsiness, attention warning and advance driver distraction warning and Fire detection & suppression system FDSS, 360 degrees camera, etc.

Sarvesh Suri, Regional Vice President for APAC, IFC (World Bank Group) also visited the JBM Pavilion at SUMW 2026.

Speaking at the occasion, Nishant Arya, Chairman, JBM Electric Vehicles, said, "Our mission is to decarbonise public transport by creating new and sustainable global benchmarks. At JBM EV, we believe that the future of green mobility lies in creating vehicles that seamlessly blend innovation, sustainability and user-centric design. Our electric mobility solutions are not just about reducing carbon footprints, they are about elevating the quality of life for individuals and communities by making transportation smarter, safer, and more accessible”.

“We believe in the power of partnerships and collaboration to continuously improve, listening to the needs of our customers to develop solutions to address their pain points. We constantly evolve to provide new ideas and solutions in the e-mobility world. We invest to better support our customers by thinking global and acting local in meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow”.

In a strategic move to strengthen its operations, JBM EV has established its APAC headquarters in Singapore. This hub will serve as the company’s central base for marketing and sales, aftersales, operations and partnerships across the APAC region.

JBM Electric Vehicles brings to the table a robust order book of 10,000 electric buses to be deployed over the next 2 years across the globe. The company has set up a dedicated integrated electric bus manufacturing facility, located in India, with an annual production capacity of 20,000 electric buses. With over 4,000 plus electric buses on road across various geographies, JBM electric buses have clocked 500 plus million e-kms having catered to over 1.5 billion passengers and having saved 650+ billion kgs CO2 emissions till date.