Essar is set to deploy 10,000 LNG and electric trucks across India over the next three years, alongside building a network of 100 alternative fuel and charging hubs, as part of its push to decarbonise the country’s freight sector and cut nearly one million tonnes of carbon emissions.
The initiative is anchored in an integrated green mobility ecosystem combining manufacturing, fleet operations and energy infrastructure. Blue Energy Motors will produce LNG and electric trucks, while GreenLine Mobility Solutions Pvt Ltd will oversee fleet deployment. Infrastructure development, including LNG refuelling, EV charging and battery-swapping, will be led by Ultra Gas & Energy Ltd.
According to Madhur Taneja, CEO of GreenLine Mobility Solutions, integrating vehicle manufacturing, fleet management and energy infrastructure is key to making large-scale clean freight commercially viable while supporting India’s climate targets.
Essar’s strategy follows a dual-fuel model, deploying LNG trucks for long-haul routes and electric trucks for short-haul operations. LNG trucks offer a range of up to 1,200 km per tank and up to 2,400 km with dual tanks, while electric trucks utilise fast-charging and battery-swapping under a Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) model. This enables 55-tonne trucks to resume operations in under five minutes with a range of around 150 km, improving fleet utilisation.
The company has already established India’s largest LNG trucking fleet, with over 800 vehicles operating across sectors such as steel, cement, FMCG, chemicals, mining, infrastructure and e-commerce. These trucks have collectively covered more than 70 million kilometres, reducing nearly 19,756 tonnes of CO₂ emissions.
Ultra Gas & Energy currently operates six LNG refuelling hubs in Bhilwara, Anand, Chakan–Pune, Jalna, Toranagallu and Vallam. Each hub is designed to support future electric mobility needs with charging and battery-swapping facilities. The network is set to expand to 100 hubs across key industrial states including Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, backed by an investment of ₹900 crore.
With this large-scale rollout, Essar aims to accelerate the adoption of low-emission freight solutions, positioning clean mobility as both commercially viable and essential for sustainable economic growth in India.
