Nairobi, May 25 -- Indian automaker Tata Motors has entered the electric commercial vehicle market with a new line-up of battery-powered trucks that it plans to assemble in Kenya.

The company has unveiled four electric vehicle (EV) models comprising tippers, pick-ups and mini-trucks, targeting logistics, construction and mining operators.

Tata, which assembles vehicles in Kenya through Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA), said it will test the EVs locally this year ahead of a wider market rollout and eventual local assembly.

The move would make Tata the region's first electric truck assembler, as rivals begin piloting battery-powered mini-trucks in Kenya amid rising fuel prices and sustainability pressures.

"We will have some vehicles...