Switch Mobility to roll out ultra low-floor e-buses to STCs soon
The Hindu
Switch Mobility to deliver 1,200+ ultra low-floor buses and 100 inter-city buses, CEO Mahesh Babu announces upcoming launches.
Switch Mobility, the EV arm of Ashok Leyland, will start delivering more than 1,200 ultra low-floor buses and 100 inter-city buses in the coming months, said CEO Mahesh Babu.
“We are gearing up to launch EiV12 m ultra floor buses and EiV inter-city buses in the next one month for couple of state transport corporations,” Mr. Babu said during an interaction.
According to him, the company has orders for 2,000 e-buses that would be delivered over a period of 12-18 months.
“Next month, Switch will deliver 950 e-buses for Delhi STC and 320 for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation. These buses will deliver a range of 300 km on a single charge and can accommodate 34-38 passengers,” the CEO said.
About 100 mofussil inter-city e-buses would be delivered to UPSRTC. These buses, manufactured at the Ennore plant, would also deliver a 300-km range and could seat 40 passengers, he added.
Welcoming the PM E-Drive scheme, Mr. Babu said the scheme would benefit 24 lakh vehicles, including 28,000 electric buses.
Under the scheme, subsidies/demand incentives worth ₹3,679 crore have been provided for e-2Ws, e-3Ws, e-ambulances and e-trucks. The scheme will support 24.79 lakh e-2Ws, 3.16 lakh e-3Ws, and 14,028 e-buses.
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