Mumbai, July 9 -- Montra Electric has flagged off the first batch of 65 Rhino 5538 EV trucks from its manufacturing facility in Manesar. This deployment is part of an order for 260 vehicles and represents a transition toward the use of electric trucks for heavy freight transportation in India.

The trucks are intended for use in sectors such as cement, steel, infrastructure, construction and mining. The deployment aims to support the creation of electrified freight corridors.

Jalaj Gupta, Managing Director, Montra Electric (TI Clean Mobility), said, "India's heavy freight ecosystem has reached an important inflection point. Customers today are making electric trucks a part of their mainstream logistics operations rather than evaluating t...