Essar Green Mobility is planning to deploy 30,000 LNG and electric trucks, supported by a network of 100 alternative fuel and charging hubs across India, as part of the country’s largest clean freight initiative, an official said. The expansion is expected to cut around one million tonnes of CO2 annually from freight operations — a major contributor to transport emissions — marking a significant step toward decarbonising India’s logistics sector. “The transition away from diesel will happen only when clean alternatives match the operational and economic realities of freight movement. That is the gap we are addressing,” said B C Tripathi, Operating Partner – Energy, Essar Group. The initiative integrates vehicle manufacturing, fleet operations, and fuelling infrastructure to build a fully scaled clean freight ecosystem. Essar said this end-to-end model will help overcome high upfront costs and infrastructure bottlenecks that have limited adoption of low-emission freight technologies in India’s carbon-intensive logistics sector. Its green mobility platform combines Blue Energy Motors for truck production, GreenLine Mobility Solutions for fleet operations, and Ultra Gas & Energy to build the supporting fuel and charging network. Essar added that the strategy ensures steady vehicle
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