Switch Mobility is a commercial vehicle manufacturer, most visible for its electric buses, headquartered in Chennai, India, and a subsidiary of Ashok Leyland. It was known as Optare until it was rebranded as Switch Mobility in November 2020, so the Optare buses built in the United Kingdom and the electric vehicle range now sold as Switch belong to one company lineage. Switch Mobility is responsible for the electric vehicle operations of the Ashok Leyland group, while the parent concentrates on diesel vehicles and on alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas and hydrogen. In 2021 it announced a plant in India for its electric vehicle business and later acquired the electric division of Ashok Leyland in a slump sale. It has two subsidiaries: Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd, which joins the Indian electric operations with the United Kingdom bus design and building expertise, and OHM Global Mobility, which offers electric mobility as a service in India. In this atlas it is the make under which the Optare and Switch buses are listed.
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Source Switch launches (again) EiV12 and E1 electric city bus models (Sustainable Bus)
Source Switch Mobility unveils latest electric bus models - EiV12 and E1 - for India and Europe (Truck & Bus Builder)
Source Switch Mobility unveils electric double-decker bus for Indian market (CHARGED)
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based in Chennai, India
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Formation of Optare
formed Optare in February 1985
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is an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer based in Chennai, India
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based in Chennai, India
Part Of: Road Transport, Ashok Leyland acquisition and name rebrand
plans to supply 300 technologically advanced twelve-metre electric buses
In Group: Bus, Truck and Bicycle Makers, Low floor era
Optare began introduction of low-floor buses in the UK in 1995
View the SourceSwitch Metrocity (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Switch Mobility since 2013
Switch Metrodecker (Wikipedia)
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produced by British bus manufacturer Switch Mobility since 2014
Optare Versa (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare at its Sherburn-in-Elmet factory
Optare Tempo (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare
Optare Excel (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare
Optare MetroRider (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare
Optare Sigma (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare between 1994 and 1996
Optare Delta (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare between 1990 and 1999
Optare Spectra (Wikipedia)
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built on both the step entrance DAF DB250 and low-floor DB250LF chassis
Optare Alero (Wikipedia)
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built by Optare between 2001 and 2008
Optare Esteem (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by East Lancashire Coachbuilders, Darwen East Lancs and Optare
Optare StarRider (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare between 1987 and 1994
Optare CityPacer (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare from 1985 to 1992
Optare Prisma (Wikipedia)
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produced between 1995 and 1998
Optare Vecta (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Optare between 1991 and 1997
Optare Olympus (Wikipedia)
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a double-decker bus built by East Lancs, Optare and Darwen
Optare Solo (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Switch Mobility in the United Kingdom
Switch Mobility unveils electric double-decker bus for Indian market (CHARGED)
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Electric bus and commercial vehicle builder Switch Mobility has unveiled a new electric double-decker
Switch Mobility unveils latest electric bus models - EiV12 and E1 - for India and Europe (Truck & Bus Builder)
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Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd of Bengaluru (a subsidiary of Switch Mobility Ltd of Leeds, UK
Switch launches (again) EiV12 and E1 electric city bus models (Sustainable Bus)
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Switch Mobility announced today introduction of two new electric bus models, namely EiV12 and E1
Optare Visionaire (Wikipedia)
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is an open top double-decker bus body built by Optare
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