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Where Are India's Electric Trucks? -Amit Bhatt and Aviral Yadav

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A lack of financial incentives, absent policy-making and an unorganised trucking industry have stalled progress.

Last year, at COP26, India pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070.

The transportation sector is responsible for nearly 14% of India’s total greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the fastest-growing greenhouse gas emission sector in India. Road transport, in particular, accounts for over 90% of transport emissions in the country. Therefore, to achieve the net-zero goal, India has to decarbonise road transport.

Electrification is a great strategy for decarbonisation, even today with India’s current electricity mix; over the years, the benefits will only increase as more and more renewable energy becomes available to power the vehicles. And there are existing electrification efforts focused on two- and three-wheelers, cars, and buses. These are steps in the right direction, but are they enough? Unfortunately, no, and it’s because they don’t include trucks. 

India has more than 2.8 million trucks that run over 100 billion kilometres per year. While they comprise only about 2% on-road vehicles, these trucks are responsible for about 40% of emissions and fuel consumption from road transport. Studies suggest that the share of electric trucks when it comes to overall freight trucks should be 79% by 2070 to reach net-zero emissions.

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