DVC in Collaboration with Jadavpur University, unveils ‘Green Yellow Taxi’ Prototype, Pioneering Sustainable Mobility through Retrofitted E-Mobilit
The Green Yellow Taxi symbolises the successful convergence of heritage, innovation and sustainability—demonstrating how India's existing vehicle fleet can be transformed to meet the demands of a cleaner and greener future. Kolkata, May 29, 2026 : Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), in collaboration with Jadavpur University, today unveiled a prototype of the iconic Kolkata Yellow Taxi retrofitted into a fully electric vehicle (EV), marking a significant milestone in India's journey towards sustainable and affordable mobility. The prototype has been developed under DVC’s Research & Development project titled “Digital Twin Development to Study the Feasibility of Retrofitted E-Mobility and Technological Requirements for its Sustainability.” The project seeks to address one of the key challenges in the transition to electric mobility—the premature scrapping of existing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles—by exploring a cost-effective and sustainable retrofitting solution. T...