Where are India’s electric trucks?
This piece originally appeared in The Wire.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,…
World Transforming Truckinging
Freight transport is the backbone of India’s economy. It plays a critical role in ensuring a smooth flow of goods and services to satisfy the needs of businesses and consumers. India moves 4.6 billion tons of freight annually, and the trucking sector moves 70 percent of India’s freight. As distance traveled by trucks increases, reliance on fossil fuel vehicles will…
G20, its role in driving decarbonisation in freight transportation sector
After assuming the grouping’s presidency, India poised to steer G20 conversation towards transition to e-mobility, zero emission economies The G20 nations represent 85% of the global GDP and 75% of trade worldwide, and in most of them, the trucking sector is central to the country’s economic growth as it fulfils the daily needs of business and consumers by moving most…
