Mumbai, Sept. 24 -- Olectra Greentech, one of the leading electric commercial vehicle manufacturers in the country, has appointed Mahesh Babu as its new Managing Director, effective 27th September.

With about four decades of experience, Babu, the former CEO of Ashok Leyland's electric vehicle business Switch Mobility, is expected to support Olectra Greentech's expansion in the EV segment.

During his tenure at Switch Mobility, Babu had been instrumental at launching the 1.25 tonner IeV3 and 1.75 tonner IeV4 in the electric LCV segment and 12m buses in standard and low floor segments.

He has been actively involved in the EV industry having being part of several committees of the Indian government, the Confederation of India Industry (CII...