UltraTech Cement to Deploy Over 600 Electric Trucks by December 2026

UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla Group company, has announced that it will scale up its electric vehicle fleet in its logistics operations to 600 plus EV trucks by December 2026.

UltraTech has signed service contracts with EV prime mover manufacturers including Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, IPLTech, Energy in Motion and Sany along with their subsidiaries and other third-party logistic providers to deploy EV trucks.

The total fleet of 600 plus EV trucks will transport about five million MT of clinker and other key materials per annum across Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha. Once fully operational, this fleet of over 600 EV trucks will enable a net annual CO₂ reduction of more than 1,17,000 tonnes, displacing the equivalent of 39 million litres of diesel per year.

K C Jhanwar, Managing Director, UltraTech Cement, said, “UltraTech is expanding sustainability beyond its plants by adopting greener logistics solutions. This large-scale transition to green logistics underscores our focus on decarbonising every link of our value chain and supports our commitment to achieving Net Zero.”

UltraTech has been advancing sustainable transport in the cement sector, being the first cement company to deploy heavy-duty electric trucks for long-haul transport of clinker and other materials at scale. The Company had introduced green logistics, deploying CNG trucks in 2021 and electric trucks in 2024. The firm currently operates 850 plus trucks as part of its green logistics operations, including CNG and electric trucks.