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Maharashtra Explores Electric Freight to Support Net Zero Goals
Maharashtra wants to make it easier for trucks to run on electricity.
Leaders and businesses met in Mumbai to discuss how to do this.
They said companies need charging stations and enough freight work before they invest in electric trucks.
Charging companies, in turn, need enough truck users to make stations worthwhile.
MAHAPREIT is developing 64 large charging stations and is exploring special freight routes.
India has about 4 million registered trucks, but fewer than 1,000 are electric, according to an INTENT leader.
Participants also discussed financing, partnerships and trial projects.
They hope electric trucking can reduce emissions while also working well as a business.
MAHAPREIT and INTENT convened a round table in Mumbai on accelerating electric road freight in Maharashtra.
Participants discussed demand aggregation, commercial trials, financing, charging infrastructure and partnerships to support electric-truck adoption.
MAHAPREIT is developing 64 large EV charging stations, with NHAI enabling right-of-way access, and is exploring green freight corridors.
INTENT founder Mahua Acharya said India has about 4 million registered trucks, fewer than 1,000 of them electric.
Industry representatives said scaling adoption will depend on making electric trucking commercially viable for freight companies and fleet operators.
- Who
- MAHAPREIT, INTENT, MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai, and representatives from NABARD and freight-intensive industries.
- What
- A round table discussed ways to accelerate electric road freight and develop commercially sustainable adoption models in Maharashtra.
- Where
- MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- When
- The article does not specify the date.
- Why
- To address barriers to electric-truck adoption and support energy security, economic growth and decarbonisation.
Key facts
- Event
- Round table on “Accelerating the Transition to Electric Road Freight in Maharashtra”
- Organisers
- MAHAPREIT and INTENT
- Charging stations
- MAHAPREIT is developing 64 large EV charging stations
- India's registered trucks
- Approximately 4 million, according to Mahua Acharya
- Electric trucks in India
- Fewer than 1,000, according to Mahua Acharya
- Industries represented
- Cement, chemicals, fertilisers, pulp and paper, and tyres, among others
- Topics discussed
- Commercial trials, partnerships, financing, demand aggregation and charging infrastructure
Quotes
Bipin Shrimali
Managing Director of MAHAPREIT
“Maharashtra has the opportunity to take a leadership position in the transition towards electric road freight. With its strong industrial and logistics base, the State is well placed to create commercially viable models that can enable industry to adopt electric trucks at scale.”
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“With India importing close to 90% of its crude-oil requirement, electrification of freight is closely linked with energy security, logistics costs and competitiveness.”
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Mahua Acharya
Founder and CEO of INTENT
“India has approximately 4 million registered trucks, while fewer than 1,000 are electric, this highlights the scale of the opportunity before us.”
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