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Mumbai's iconic BEST double-decker bus goes ELECTRIC, Image Gallery: IN PICS

Switch Mobility recently delivered its first Switch EiV22 electric double decker AC bus to  Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) for public transport. Mumbai is the only city in India which has twin-deck buses in operations and the 66-seater electric buses will become first-in-India electric double decker buses.

 

Switch Electric Bus EiV22 Unveiled

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Switch Electric Bus EiV22 Unveiled

Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) has got its first all-electric double decker AC bus from Switch Mobility, the electric vehicle division of Hinduja Group's flagship Ashok Leyland. 

Switch Electric Bus EiV22 in Mumbai

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Switch Electric Bus EiV22

The company unveiled its double-decker 66-seater electric bus in the presence of Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways. 

Switch Electric Bus EiV22 Cabin

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Switch Electric Bus EiV22

Mumbai is the only city in the country which has twin-deck buses in operation and Ashok Leyland rolled out these buses way back in 1967. 

Switch Electric Bus EiV22 Design

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Switch Electric Bus EiV22

Switch already has its electric double-decker buses in the United Kingdom with more than 100 buses in service on the UK roads.

Switch Electric Bus EiV22 Front

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Switch Electric Bus EiV22

The electric double-decker AC bus EiV22 is powered by a 231 kWh capacity battery pack with dual gun charging system, which allows the bus to have a range up to 250 kilometres for intra-city transport.

Switch Electric Bus EiV22 for BEST

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Switch Electric Bus EiV22

Switch has secured the order for 200 buses from BEST, which it plans to deliver by next financial year in tranches.

Switch Electric Bus EiV22

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Switch Electric Bus EiV22

Switch had in March announced its entry into continental Europe with a greenfield facility in Spain.

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