Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland is consolidating the entire electric vehicles (EV) business of the group, including UK-subsidiary Optare into a new company called Switch Mobility. The company would be solely responsible for the EV operations of the group with Ashok Leyland focussing on its core business of diesel-powered vehicles as well as work on […]
Ashok Leyland Names Ex Aston Martin Chief Andy Palmer As EV Arm Head
New Delhi : Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland on Friday said it has appointed former Aston Martin chief Andy Palmer as Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of its electric vehicle arm Switch Mobility. Switch Mobility, which commenced formal operations from Friday, combines the electric commercial vehicle operations of Ashok Leyland and its British arm Optare […]
Ashok Leyland Wing Acquires Electric Vehicles Maker Switch Mobility Automotive
Ashok Leyland said being the promoter of Switch Mobility Ltd, UK, it had an interest in the entity being acquired. The investment in the equity shares of Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd is at arm’s length. Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland on Tuesday said its subsidiary Switch Mobility has fully acquired electric vehicles maker Switch Mobility […]
Ashok Leyland-Arm Acquires Electric Vehicles Maker Switch Mobility Automotive
Ashok Leyland said being the promoter of Switch Mobility Ltd, UK, it had an interest in the entity being acquired. Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland on Tuesday said its subsidiary Switch Mobility has fully acquired electric vehicles maker Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd, India. “Switch Mobility Ltd, UK, a subsidiary of the company, acquired the entire […]
Ashok Leyland revs up plans for electric vehicles, sets up subsidiary
Ashok Leyland through its subsidiary Switch Mobility Ltd, the UK- based producer of electric buses and vans, has announced its global expansion plans into India and a plan to create two subsidiary companies. The first, Switch Mobility Automotive, is being formed to carry on the EV strategy in India, which forms part of its global […]
IOP, the company jointly owned by Phinergy and Indian energy major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), will collaborate with two leading automakers in India – Ashok Leyland and Maruti Suzuki
IOP, the company jointly owned by Phinergy and Indian energy major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), will collaborate with two leading automakers in India – Ashok Leyland and Maruti Suzuki to test Phinergy’s aluminium-air battery in electric vehicles. The collaborations include integration of Phinergy’s technology into prototype vehicles and field trials – for buses and passenger […]
Gulf Oil enters EV market: Invests in UK’s Indra charging solutions tech company
Gulf will further leverage its partnerships within the Hinduja Group working closely with Switch Mobility, a global electric commercial vehicle company, as well as Ashok Leyland. Gulf Oil International Ltd has announced its foray into the electric vehicle market, with an investment in Indra Renewable Technologies Ltd, a charging technology company based out of the […]
ABB completed acquisition of Chinese EV charging provider Chargedot
ABB has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Chargedot Shanghai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Chargedot”). The transaction was announced on October 28, 2019. Since its establishment in 2009, Shanghai-based Chargedot has made a significant contribution to the uptake of electric vehicles in China. The company supplies AC and DC charging stations, as […]
Ashok Leyland, ABB arm ink pact to develop electric buses with flash- charging tech
ABB’s flash-charge technology, Tosa, can top up the battery in just seconds Truck and bus maker Ashok Leyland and ABB Power Products and Systems India Ltd have signed an agreement for development former’s new electric buses using latter’s fastest flash-charging technology to advance urban mobility while cutting down carbon emissions. The pact is to develop […]
BYD-Olectra, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland in fray to supply, operate 1,200 e-buses
NEW DELHI : BYD-Olectra, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and PMI Electro Mobility Solutions are among manufacturers in the fray to supply and operate about 1,200 electric buses for different state departments, people aware of the development have said. State transport utilities have floated, or are in the process of floating, tenders for about 5,500 electric […]