Mumbai’s BEST receives India’s first electric double deck bus from Switch
By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd - 15th December 2022
Mumbai’s BEST receives India’s first electric double deck bus from Switch Mobility
India / UK – Electric bus and light van builder, Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd of Bengaluru (a subsidiary of Switch Mobility Ltd of Leeds, UK, which is a subsidiary of Ashok Leyland Ltd of Chennai) has supplied its first electric double deck air-conditioned bus, the Switch EiV 22 to BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking) of Mumbai.
Switch EiV 22 is powered by a liquid cooled, high density, 231 kWh NMC battery pack and uses a 650 V system - the same platform as Switch EiV 12, launched in June 2022, which is also common with Switch e1. The battery pack, when fully charged, offers a range up to 250 km in intra-city applications. The chassis is suspended with a VDL Weveller air suspension at the front and rear.
