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    Switch Mobility (Optare until 2020) is a British bus manufacturer based in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire. It is a subsidiary of Indian company Ashok...
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    as Switch Mobility. In August 2021, Switch secured an investment that valued the company at $1.8 billion. Palmer resigned from his role at Switch Mobility...
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    Metrobus (1978) MCW Metrorider (1987) Optare Excel (1996) Optare MetroCity/Switch Metrocity (both diesel and electric) (2014) Optare MetroRider (1989) Optare...
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    produced by British bus manufacturer Switch Mobility since 2014. The bus bears resemblance to the Switch Metrocity, sharing similar interior and exterior...
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  • Nevada-based telecommunications company Switch (debit card), introduced in the UK in 1988 and later renamed Maestro Switch Mobility, manufacturer of electric buses...
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    The Switch Metrocity (formerly known as the Optare MetroCity) is an integral midibus manufactured by Switch Mobility since 2013. Originally aimed at the...
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    The Switch E1 (stylised as the SWITCH e1) is a low-floor single-decker electric bus produced by Switch Mobility since 2022. The E1 is the first vehicle...
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    Optare StarRider (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare StarRider was a minibus and minicoach body manufactured by Optare between 1987 and 1994. It was fitted to the Mercedes-Benz 811D chassis, with...
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    Optare Solo (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Switch Solo (formerly sold as the Optare Solo) is a low-floor minibus/midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Switch Mobility in the United...
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  • London at the age of 87. Hinduja Housing Finance Ltd. Ashok Leyland Switch Mobility Ashok Leyland Foundries – a division of Ashok Leyland, also known as...
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    Optare MetroRider (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare MetroRider was a midibus manufactured by Optare between 1989 and 2000. Optare based the original design on the MCW Metrorider after it bought...
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    Optare Alero (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare Alero is a low-floor GRP monocoque minibus that was built by Optare between 2001 and 2008. It was built as an alternative to van-derived buses...
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    Ferqui Solera (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Ferqui Solera (sold as the Optare Solera in the United Kingdom) was a midicoach built by Spanish manufacturer Ferqui on Mercedes-Benz Atego chassis...
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    OmniDekka (ELC) EiV 22 Coach Solera Solera HD LCV eLCV Dost Switch IeV Series Switch Mobility (renamed from Optare) who had a reverse takeover of Darwen...
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    Ferqui Toro (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Ferqui Toro and Ferqui Viedo (sold as the Optare Toro and Optare Viedo in the United Kingdom until 2012) were related designs of minicoach bodywork...
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    Optare Delta (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare Delta was a single-decker bus body manufactured by Optare on the DAF SB220 chassis. They were built in a factory in Leeds, England. They are...
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    Optare Versa (category Switch Mobility buses)
    Following the restructuring of Optare in November 2020 and the launch of Switch Mobility the Versa was dropped from Optare's line-up in favour of the Metrocity...
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  • East Lancashire Coachbuilders (category Switch Mobility)
    East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of bus bodies and carriages founded in 1934 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The company went...
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    July 2017 Ashok Leyland announced the formation of an alliance with SUN Mobility, The global partnership aims to develop electric vehicles. In the late...
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    appointed to the corporate board of electric vehicle manufacturer Switch Mobility Limited (formerly known as Optare, a subsidiary of Ashok Leyland, part...
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    Optare Vecta (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare Vecta was a step-entrance single-deck bus body manufactured by Optare between 1991 and 1997 on the MAN 11.180 and 11.190 chassis. The Vecta...
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    Optare CityPacer (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare CityPacer was a minibus body manufactured by Optare from 1985 to 1992. Launched in November 1985, it was fitted to the Volkswagen LT55 chassis...
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    Optare Spectra (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare Spectra was a double-decker bus body built on both the step entrance DAF DB250 and low-floor DB250LF chassis between 1991 and 2006. The Spectra...
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    Ferqui Soroco (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Ferqui Soroco (sold as the Optare Soroco in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2012) is a minibus and minicoach bodywork produced by Spanish manufacturer...
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  • produced as the Roewe E50 E1, a Mazda E type piston engine Switch E1, a bus Built by Switch Mobility Bestune E01, a compact electric crossover HMS E1, an E-class...
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    Optare Excel (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare Excel was a low-floor full-size single-decker bus manufactured by Optare. Manufactured as an integral bus, the Excel was launched in 1995 as...
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    inside of the switch are held apart. As the switch is pressed down, the contacts are held together to conduct current for actuation. Many switch designs use...
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    Optare Prisma (category Switch Mobility buses)
    The Optare Prisma was a single-decker bus body that was fitted to the Mercedes-Benz O405 chassis, produced between 1995 to 1998, when it was discontinued...
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    Optare Esteem (category Switch Mobility buses)
    OmniDekka (ELC) EiV 22 Coach Solera Solera HD LCV eLCV Dost Switch IeV Series Switch Mobility (renamed from Optare) who had a reverse takeover of Darwen...
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  • Siemens Mobility is a division of Siemens. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens Mobility has four core business units: Mobility Management,...
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