e-FAST - India’s First National Electric Freight Platform

On 8th September 2022, NITI Aayog, in collaboration with World Resources Institute (WRI), India, launched the country’s first national electric freight platform – e-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport – India).

• Supported by the World Economic Forum, CALSTART and RMI India, the platform brings different stakeholders together, from across the freight ecosystem.

Aim of e-FAST India: To raise awareness on freight electrification bolstered by on-ground demonstration pilots and evidence-based research.

Impact: Innovative Solutions: It will help strengthen partnerships and identify and support innovative freight solutions.

• Reduce Emission: Road freight is a high-impact area for reducing transport emissions. Expanding fleet sizes and operations, has its implications on greenhouse gas emissions. India being the third-largest truck market, after China and the United States, early adoption of zero-emission trucks would be instrumental in not only accelerating domestic climate imperatives but also in supporting global climate action.
• Control Fuel Price Volatility: It will help control fuel price volatility.
• Impetus to Electric Freight: It will also help in transition to electric freight. It will support scalable pilots and inform policies aimed at accelerating freight electrification in India.