India's first fleet of swappable-battery EV trucks flagged off at JNPA
Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off India's first fleet of electric heavy trucks with swappable batteries at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on 25 September 2025.
Summary
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off India's first fleet of electric heavy trucks with swappable batteries at the Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on 25 September 2025. A heavy-duty battery swapping station was also commissioned, giving JNPA the largest EV truck fleet of any Indian port. JNPA aims to convert 90% of its internal heavy truck fleet of about 600 vehicles to electric by December 2026. JNPA also signed an MoU with the Isaac Centre for Public Policy, Ashoka University, to build a framework for port tariff benchmarking.
Key facts
- Flagged off
- 25 Sep 2025, by Sarbananda Sonowal
- Place
- Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal, JNPA
- First
- India's first fleet of swappable-battery electric heavy trucks
- Target
- 90% of ~600-truck internal fleet electric by Dec 2026
- MoU
- JNPA–Isaac Centre for Public Policy, Ashoka University (tariff benchmarking)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At which port was India's first fleet of electric heavy trucks with swappable batteries flagged off on 25 September 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority
The fleet was flagged off at the Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal of JNPA by Sarbananda Sonowal.
What share of its internal heavy truck fleet does JNPA aim to convert to electric by December 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 90%
JNPA aims to convert 90% of its internal heavy truck fleet of about 600 vehicles by December 2026.