Switch Mobility

Switch Mobility (originally called Optare) is an English bus builder founded in 1985 in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire. In 2020 Ashok Leyland bought the company and renamed it to Switch Mobility. to Switch Mobility in November 2020, In 2021 they announced they were building diesel-powered vehicles and work on alternative fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen.

Products

 Buses 
Current
 Solo SR; Solo SR EV (2007–present)
 Metrocity; Metrocity EV (2012–present)
 Metrodecker; Metrodecker EV (2014–present)
 E1 single decker (2022–present)
 EiV 12 single decker (2022–present, for the Indian market)
 EiV 22 double decker (2022–present, for the Indian market)
 EiV 7 (2023–present, for the Indian market)
Discontinued
 CityPacer minibus (1985–1992, replaced by the MetroRider)
 StarRider minibus (1987–1994, replaced by the MetroRider)
 ColumboRider integral variant for export to Sri Lanka (1987–1994, replaced by the MetroRider)
 Delta single decker (1988–1999)
 MetroRider minibus (1989–2000, replaced by Solo)
 9000-series minibus on Renault chassis for Leeds City Council (1990, replaced by the MetroRider)
 Spectra double decker (1991–1997, low floor 1997–2005)
 Vecta midibus (1991–1997)
 Sigma (1994–1996, single-deck version of the Spectra)
 Prisma (1995–1998) single decker, Mercedes front
 Excel (1995–1999) (Excel 2 1999–2004, replaced by Tempo)
 Solo low floor midibus (1997–2012, replaced by restyled SR model)
 (Solo+ (2008) Concept only)
 (Solo EV 2009–2012 Replaced by restyled SR EV model)
 Alero low floor minibus, (Alero 2001–2006, Alero Plus 2006–2008)
 Irisbus Agora Line ((2002–2007) right-hand-drive version bodied by Optare, 23 were built for the UK)
 Tempo single decker (2004–2012)
 Tempo SR (2011–2020, Oceanian market only since 2017)
 Versa, midibus between Solo and Tempo (2007–2018)
 Esteem single decker (formerly East Lancs Esteem) (2008–2009)
 Olympus double decker (formerly East Lancs Olympus) (2008–2011)
 Visionaire open-top double decker (formerly East Lancs Visionaire) (2008–2011)
 OmniDekka double decker (formerly East Lancs Omnidekka) (2008–2011, only adopted by Nottingham City Transport)
 Rapta double decker ((2009) Concept only)

 Coaches 
Discontinued
 Bonito
 Toro
 Solera
 Soroco
 Rapido
 Viedo

 Pick-up trucks 
Current

 eLCV Dost
 eLCV Bada Dost
 IeV Series (IeV 3/IeV4)

 References 

 Other websites 

 Optare's official website
 A useful listing of all bodies/complete buses built from 1985 to date 
 Transport Yorkshire Preservation Group, owners of various preserved Optare vehicles
 Dennis Domino Buses, details of Optare's first design 
 Buszone Optare page details of Optare and Reading Transport

Category:Bus manufacturers
Category:1985 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:1980s establishments in England
Category:British transport companies