Switch Mobility partners Siemens

Switch Mobility, forged from the EV capabilities of Ashok Leyland and Optare, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Siemens to build a cooperative technological partnership in electric commercial mobility segment and execute e-mobility projects in India. The MoU is aimed at delivering efficient, cost-effective and sustainable e-mobility solutions to various commercial vehicle customers in India. To achieve this objective, Switch Mobility Ltd., will bring its strong electric commercial vehicle industry experience while Siemens will offer its proven flexible, high-efficiency and future-ready charging infrastructure technology with efficient and reliable mediumvoltage grid connection solutions. Siemens’ charging infrastructure management software solution would enhance the energy-efficient operations of the chargers. As part of the MoU, Siemens Financial Services (SFS), the financing arm of Siemens AG, will consider a minority investment in OHM Global Mobility Private Ltd., the Mobility as a Service (eMaaS) platform company to be formed as a subsidiary of Switch Mobility Automotive Limited. The ambitious plan of OHM Global Mobility Private Ltd. through eMaaS is to provide a net carbon zero emission solution to India’s exciting trend towards EV urban buses and LCVs.