Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari unveiled India’s first electric double-decker bus in Mumbai on Thursday. Manufactured by Switch Mobility – a subsidiary of Ashok Leyland, the EiV 22-class vehicle will be operated by the BEST undertaking and inducted into its Colaba and Kurla depots.

Designed, developed and made in India, the air-conditioned bus possesses cutting-edge features and has a lightweight aluminium body, which offers a higher passenger-to-weight ratio and a competitive cost per kilometre per passenger.