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Amazon to deploy 3,000 Tata electric trucks across its India transport network

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Amazon to deploy 3,000 Tata electric trucks across its India transport network

Amazon and Tata Motors have announced a collaboration to deploy 3,000 electric trucks across Amazon’s transportation network in India. The largest electric-truck deployment by an e-commerce company in India marks Amazon’s most significant move yet to extend fleet electrification beyond last-mile delivery. The trucks will support the movement of customer shipments between facilities, across cities and along national freight corridors.

The first batch of Tata electric trucks was flagged in Delhi by Shri H.D. Kumaraswamy, Hon’ble Minister of Heavy Industries & Steel, Government of India; Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Hon’ble Health & Family Welfare, Transport & IT, Government of Delhi;  Mr. Abhinav Singh, Vice President, Operations, Amazon, APAC, Middle East, Africa and Turkey; Mr Kishore Lanka, Director, Operations, Amazon India; Mr. Sushant Naik, Global Head – Government & Corporate Affairs and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Tata Motors and Mr. Rajesh Kaul, Vice President and Business Head – Trucks, Tata Motors, among other dignitaries.

The planned deployment of 3,000 electric trucks represents a substantial addition to India’s electric truck fleet, marking a major step in scaling electric freight transportation across the country. As per the arrangement, Tata Motors will supply electric trucks for Amazon’s transportation requirements, while Amazon’s carrier partners will own and operate the vehicles. The collaboration brings together Amazon’s logistics network and long-term freight demand with the engineering, manufacturing and service capabilities of Tata Motors—India’s largest commercial-vehicle manufacturer. Together, the companies aim to address key barriers to adoption and demonstrate how zero-exhaust-emission trucks can operate at scale.

The initial rollout will begin in Delhi during India’s festive season, when freight volumes across e-commerce and retail supply chains reach their annual peak.


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