Speaking on the occasion, Vinod K. Dasari, CEO & Managing Director of Ashok Leyland said, "At Ashok Leyland we have always proudly leveraged Indian engineering and innovation to develop world class solutions.  We were the first and only manufacturer to achieve BS3 emission compliance using a mechanical fuel pump. 

"We were also the first in India to develop a SCR based BS4 solution in 2010.  In 2017, we were the world's first and only company to develop an EGR based BS4 solution, called iEGR.  This latest innovation is performing extremely well and we are expanding our capacity to meet customer demand on our iEGR vehicle solution.

"Today's partnership with Sun Mobility is yet another step towards bringing world class solutions to India, developed in India, and by Indians.  We are proud of this partnership and hope to bring several new innovative products to the market at the earliest."

Speaking at the occasion, Chetan Maini, Vice Chairman of Sun Mobility, said, "With this  partnership, Sun Mobility hopes to create a strategic alliance in the area of mass electric mobility by deploying market-leading integrated ecosystem comprising Ashok Leyland's state-of-the art electric vehicles and our proprietary smart batteries along with a network of quick interchange battery stations. This partnership will help the nation move masses via an efficient, pollution-free and cost-competitive solution for electric mobility."

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