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Sudhendu J. Sinha, Advisor, NITI Aayog, remarked on the significance of the first-of-its-kind collaboration between the supply and demand side of the Indian trucking segment and congratulated UC Davis, Climate Group and CALSTART on bringing together key stakeholders that will set the momentum for this transition.

There are different policy levers for India to consider while looking at pathways towards zero emission trucking, ranging from mandatory CAFE regulations for MHCVs, green cess on diesel fuel, capital subsidies for Zero Emission Trucks and charging infrastructure, minimum share of electric fleet requirements, among others.

The India Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Research Centre at the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis signed an MoU with the Government of Telangana on 22 May, 2023 in San Francisco, California. The MoU will support the Telangana state government’s vision of providing its people with cost effective and environmentally sustainable mobility options with an aim to drive economic growth.