Archive · 25 Sep 2025
India Launches First Electric Heavy Truck Fleet at Mumbai Port
India now has 50 electric heavy trucks!
These trucks run on electricity and have batteries that can be swapped out quickly.
A government minister started the new trucks at a port near Mumbai.
The port, JNPA, aims for most of its trucks to be electric by the end of 2026.
This is part of a plan to make transporting goods cleaner and reduce pollution.
India launched its first fleet of electric heavy trucks.
The launch took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPA) near Mumbai.
The trucks have swappable batteries.
A heavy-duty battery swapping station was commissioned.
The initiative aims to decarbonize the maritime and logistics ecosystem.
- Who
- Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways
- What
- Flagged off India’s first fleet of electric heavy trucks
- When
- September 25, 2025
- Where
- Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPA) near Mumbai
- Why
- To boost sustainable logistics and reduce carbon footprints
- Event
- Launch of India's first fleet of electric heavy trucks
- Location
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPA), Mumbai
- Fleet Size
- 50 electric heavy trucks (expanding to 80)
- Official
- Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister
- Goal
- Convert 90% of JNPA's heavy truck fleet to electric by December 2026
- Features
- Heavy trucks with swappable batteries and a battery swapping station
