NITI Aayog and WRI inaugurate India's first National Electric Freight Platform

NITI Aayog and WRI inaugurate India's first National Electric Freight Platform

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Category : National Published on: September 10 2022

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  • NITI Aayog, in collaboration with World Resources Institute (WRI), India, launched the country’s first national electric freight platform – e-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport – India).
  • The platform also aims to raise awareness on freight electrification bolstered by on-ground demonstration pilots and evidence-based research.
  • It will also support scalable pilots and inform policies aimed at accelerating freight electrification in India.
  • The launch of the e-FAST India platform witnessed participation from major automobile industry players, logistics companies, development banks and fin-tech companies.
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