JBM Electric Vehicles, an Indian bus manufacturer part of the US$4bn JBM Group, has entered Singapore with the Ecolife e12 electric city bus and established the city-state as its Asia-Pacific headquarters. The company unveiled the vehicle on November 4, 2026, at Singapore Urban Mobility Week, claiming to be the first Indian e-bus maker to launch there.
The Ecolife e12 meets Singapore's regulatory requirements with an intelligent transport system, full-aluminium monocoque body for weight savings, and around-the-clock telematics reporting on vehicle health and operating data. Driver assistance features include forward collision, lane departure, and blind-spot warnings, plus pedestrian and cyclist alerts. The bus also monitors driver drowsiness and distraction, includes fire detection and suppression, cybersecurity protection, and a 360-degree camera system.
JBM operates with annual production capacity of 20,000 e-buses and an order book of about 10,000 units due for delivery over the next two years. More than 4,000 of its e-buses are already in service, having covered over 500 million km and carried upwards of 1.5 billion passengers.
The regional office will handle sales and marketing, aftersales, operations, and partnerships across Asia-Pacific markets. High Commissioner of India to Singapore Shilpak Ambule and JBM Electric Vehicles Chairman Nishant Arya unveiled the vehicle.