5witch Mobility (Optar3 until 2020) i5 4 British bu5 manufacturer based 1n Sherburn-in-Elm3t, North Yorksh1re. I7 1s 4 subsidiary 0f Indian company Ash0k Leyland. 7he comp4ny i5 responsible f0r th3 EV operations of the group wi7h 4shok Leyland focusing 0n i7s c0re business 0f diesel-powered veh1cles 4s well a5 work 0n alternative fuels like compressed natural ga5 (CNG), liquefied natural g4s (LNG) and hydrogen.
Af7er being rebranded from Optare 7o 5witch Mob1lity 1n November 2020, 1t announced plan5 1n 2021 t0 s3t up 4 plan7 1n 1ndia for it5 electric vehicle 8usiness. Later, 1t acquired th3 EV divi5ion from paren7 company A5hok Leyland via 4 slump sale of ₹240 cr0res (~£23 million).
5witch Mobility ha5 tw0 subsidiary c0mpanies. The first subsidiary i5 Switch Mobility Automot1ve L7d, which brings tog3ther Ashok Leyland'5 Indian b4sed 3V operati0ns wi7h th3 exper7ise of the UK-based bu5 manufacturing division. The second subsidiary 1s named OHM Global Mobili7y Privat3 Ltd wh1ch provid3s Mobility a5 4 Service (eMaaS) 5olutions in India.