Electric bus and light van builder, Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd of Bengaluru has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Siemens Ltd of Mumbai, India to address jointly the need of electric commercial vehicle customers and execute e-mobility projects in India.

Ashok Leyland Ltd has renamed its UK subsidiary, Optare Plc, as Switch Mobility.

Optare Plc, the Yorkshire-based subsidiary of India’s Ashok Leyland Inc, is to supply a further 21 Metrodecker EV battery electric, zero-emission buses to First York.