UltraTech Cement to expand its electric truck fleet to 100

UltraTech Cement connected Monday announced it volition deploy 100 much electrical trucks for the proscription of worldly and products successful its logistics operations pursuing a palmy aviator task that commenced with 5 specified trucks successful January this year.

The institution said it has signed a caller transport work declaration for the deployment of these trucks for the proscription of 75,000 MT (Million Tonne) of clinker per period from its integrated cement manufacturing portion astatine Dhar successful Madhya Pradesh, to its grinding portion astatine Dhule successful Maharashtra.

The institution aims to deploy 500 electrical trucks by June 2025 arsenic portion of the Central authorities of India's eFAST initiative.

"The scale-up of EV trucks successful our logistics operations underscores our committedness to thrust the implementation of sustainable practices successful the industry," said K C Jhanwar, Managing Director astatine UltraTech Cement Ltd.

UltraTech is among the archetypal cement companies successful India to present 'Green Logistics' successful the signifier of CNG vehicles successful 2021, LNG vehicles successful 2022, and electrical trucks successful 2024, the institution said.

The institution presently has much than 468 CNG trucks and 67 LNG trucks operational for the transport of products and materials crossed respective of its manufacturing units, UltraTech said.