What is Zero-Emission Trucking (ZET)?
Zero-Emission Trucking refers to freight transport using battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell trucks that produce no tailpipe emissions, unlike traditional diesel-powered vehicles.
Key Features of ZET
- Powered by clean energy: electricity or green hydrogen
- Equipped with high-capacity batteries or fuel cells
- Backed by charging/refueling infrastructure and smart logistics systems
- Offers lower maintenance costs and longer vehicle lifespan
Significance of ZET in India
- Environmental Impact:
- Trucks contribute to ~40% of fuel consumption and transport-related emissions
- ZET adoption will drastically reduce carbon and particulate pollution
- Health & Air Quality:
- Lowers PM2.5 and NOx pollution in urban-industrial corridors
- Improves public health outcomes in densely populated regions
- Energy Security:
- Cuts India’s diesel import dependency
- Shifts toward domestically produced electricity and green hydrogen
- Economic & Industrial Benefits:
- Enhances logistics efficiency and fleet productivity
- Supports future-ready infrastructure and industrial competitiveness
- Policy Alignment:
- Complements central schemes like:
- PM E-DRIVE (₹500 crore initiative for EV ecosystem)
- Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India Mission)
- Complements central schemes like:
