SWITCH Mobility Ltd, subsidiary of Ashok Leyland and part of the Hinduja Group, and a leading manufacturer of electric buses and light commercial vehicles, has unveiled its contemporary electric bus platform SWITCH EiV12—the low-floor electric city bus for the Indian market. It is India’s first low-floor city bus with chassis-mounted batteries, featuring a scalable battery capacity of over 400+ kWh.
The vehicle was launched by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, in the presence of Ashok P. Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group Companies (India), other dignitaries, and industry leaders.
Mr. Ashok P. Hinduja, Chairman of the Hinduja Group of Companies (India), observed while launching these vehicles “These buses are a tribute to the PM’s Make in India vision: made in India, for India and the World.” Mr. Dheeraj Hinduja, Chairman of SWITCH Mobility, said, “At SWITCH Mobility, we are driving a greener future and advancing our long-term vision to democratize electric mobility worldwide.” Mr. Mahesh Babu, Chief Executive Officer, SWITCH Mobility, said, ” At SWITCH Mobility, we’re excited to unveil two new products for India and Europe, both built on our Global EV architecture.”
