Ashok Leyland’s electric vehicle arm -- Switch Mobility (Switch) has partnered with JSW to introduce electric buses for employee transportation in India. This is the first significant and largest electric bus order in the country for employee transportation, with 71 buses being delivered to JSW Steel, for their Vijayanagar plant. Switch Mobility will own and oversee entire operations including setting-up of charging infrastructure and requisite maintenance efficacy, over a 12-year contract period.
The air-conditioned buses include SWITCH EiV 12 which features customer-centric offerings on technology and employee comfort, while being contemporary and futuristic. SWITCH EiV 12 is embedded with proprietary, connected technology solutions, ‘SWITCH iON’, enabling remote, real-time diagnostics and monitoring services, as well as world-class digital battery management tools. The EV architecture of the EiV platform is common with the European SWITCH e1 bus.
Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja Group flagship company in India, is engaged in the manufacturing of commercial vehicles and related components. The company’s products include buses, trucks, engines, defense and special vehicles.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Tata Motors | 420.90 |
| Ashok Leyland | 156.55 |
| Force Motors | 18275.20 |
| Olectra Greentech | 1407.55 |
| SML Mahindra | 3976.20 |
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