India Launched the First Fleet of Electric Heavy Trucks at JNPA

1. Launch Event

• Inaugurated by: Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
• Place of location: Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal, Jawaharlal Nehmu Port Authority (JNPA).
• Main Characteristic: The trucks have removable battery technology.

2. Strategic Importance

• This is the biggest electric vehicle (EV) truck fleet that is in operation at any Indian port.
• It is a big move towards sustainable logistics and decarbonization of port operations.
• The project will be in line with national objectives, such as:
• The net-zero by 2070 pledge by India.
• The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP).
• The PM Gati Shakti and National Logistics Policy (NLP).

3. Operational Producers and Objectives.

• First Fleet: 50 EV trucks were flagged up.
• Near-term Objective: To increase the fleet to 80 trucks by the year-end.
• Long-term Goal: By December 2026, convert 90 percent of the internal heavy truck fleet of JNPA (estimated to be 600 vehicles).
• The Infrastructure Support: An exclusive battery swapping station of heavy type also had to be commissioned.

4. Expected Benefits

• Environmental: operation emissions, particulate pollution and noise are reduced significantly.
• Economic & Operational: A solution to future cargo movement and a model that the existing Indian ports can copy.

5. Associated Development

• JNPA and the Isaac Centre of Public Policy (ICPP) Ashoka University signed an MoU.
• Purpose: To come up with a system in which the port authorities will calculate their tariffs based on cost and cargo benchmarking.