R ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, JUNE 14
Switch Mobility Ltd, the EV arm of Ashok Leyland and Optare of the UK, on Tuesday launched its next-generation electric bus platform ‘Switch EiV 12’ for the Indian market in Chennai.
The company showcased two electric bus variants based on the platform – EiV 12 low floor and EiV 12 standard. Switch Mobility, the next-generation carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle company has an order book of over 600 buses, said the top officials.
The Switch EiV range of buses is created for a wide range of applications such as intra-city, intercity, staff, school and tarmac. These electric buses are equipped with new-generation modular batteries with advanced lithium-ion NMC chemistry offering up to 300 kms/day with single charge, and up to 500 kms/day with dual gun fast charging.
- Features customer-centric offerings on technology and passenger comfort, while being contemporary and futuristic
- Available in two variants – EiV 12 low floor and EiV 12 standard
- To address widest range of applications – intra-city, inter-city, staff, school and tarmac
- Equipped with advanced lithium-ion NMC chemistry, offering range up to 300 kms with single charge, and up to 500 kms with dual gun fast charging
- Electric drivetrains and batteries calibrated to ensure superior efficiency with long battery life, delivering lower total cost of ownership
- Embedded with ‘Switch iON’, proprietary, connected technology solutions
SWITCH EiV 12 features customer-centric offerings on technology and passenger comfort, while being contemporary and futuristic. EiV 12 delivers exceptional drive performance and efficiency, and 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 EiV platform is common with the recently launched European Switch e1 bus.
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Addressing at the launch, Dheeraj Hinduja, Chairman, Switch Mobility Ltd., said, “The launch of our next generation electric bus platform in India is an important milestone for Switch Mobility. Our aspiration is to make electric products more accessible in India, UK, Spain, Europe and many Global markets, contributing significantly to the rapidly growing zero carbon mobility. With a strong heritage and proven expertise of the Hinduja group and Ashok Leyland in the commercial vehicle market, we are confident that through more such offerings of electric buses and soon to be launched electric light vehicles, we will accelerate our vision to be at the forefront in this evolving market”.
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Mahesh Babu, Director & CEO – Switch Mobility India, COO – Switch Mobility Ltd, said, “I am pleased to introduce Switch EiV 12 platform in India which is built on the experience of 50 million electric kms globally. The platform has a unique, advanced, global EV architecture to deliver superior efficiency, safety, and reliability. The products on this platform have been designed with cutting-edge technology to deliver delightful customer experience. I strongly believe that Switch iON connected vehicle platform, offers multiple solutions to our fleet operators, to enhance the business value proposition. Our team is working actively to bring out multiple products as part of the Switch electric intelligent vehicle platform in the near future’’.
Having an uptime of over 98% consistently through the last few years with the current range of Switch EV buses in India, bears testimony to our product performance in terms of reliability. The buses have clocked over 8 million kms in India, saving over 5000 tonnes of CO2, equivalent to planting more than 30,000 trees, thus delivering on key strategic milestones in support of the brand’s mission: to enrich lives through green mobility and deliver cleaner, smarter journeys that are accessible to all. Switch India has a dedicated team of 450 employees and manpower is expected to grow steadily in the next five years.
Mahesh Babu revealed that the Switch EV buses would be manufactured at their Ennore facility in Chennai.
