Many MindedTata to supply Amazon India with 3,000 electric freight trucks
Tata Motors has announced an agreement with Amazon to put 3,000 electric trucks into Amazon's transportation network in India. Electrek, which reported the story, calls it the largest electric truck deployment in India. That label appears in the article without a cited source. Its headline says "more than 3,000", while the body says 3,000.
The truck is a version of the Tata Ultra E.7, a 7.5-tonne straight truck. It has a 240 kW electric motor and a 96 kWh LFP battery, and it supports DC fast charging. Its makers claim a loaded range of up to 130 km per charge. That figure has not been independently verified. The trucks will carry goods between warehouse facilities, across cities and along India's national freight corridors. Amazon says deployment begins with intracity operations and will expand to major corridors.
The deal matters because it moves electrification beyond last-mile delivery, where Amazon already says it runs more than 15,000 electric vehicles in over 500 cities in India. Middle-mile trucking is a heavier, higher-mileage job. Electric trucks there can cut per-kilometre running costs and emissions on the routes that move most goods. A single buyer committing to thousands of units also gives manufacturers volume, which tends to help bring commercial EV prices down. India's heavy industries minister said the government will keep backing the shift through the PM E-DRIVE scheme.
Watch for the delivery schedule and for how the trucks perform on real corridors. The article gives no timeline or financial terms. A 130 km claimed range suits city and regional hauls, and longer corridor work will depend on charging infrastructure. Amazon's stated goal is net-zero emissions by 2040.
Source: Electrek