Billion Electric Mobility has announced a partnership with JK Cement to deploy more than 150 heavy-duty electric trucks during the current financial year, marking one of the largest deployments of electric trucks for cement logistics in the region. The partnership commenced with the flagging off of the first fleet of 20 heavy-duty electric trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 55 tonnes from JK Cement’s Muddapur plant in Karnataka.
The trucks will transport cement to stockyards across Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa, demonstrating the commercial viability of long and mid-haul zero-emission freight operations. Through its integrated E-Mobility-as-a-Service platform, Billion Electric will provide an end-to-end electric freight ecosystem covering heavy-duty electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, fleet operations, and technology-led route management.
To support the deployment, Billion Electric will leverage ChargeZone’s high-speed charging network across key freight corridors, with infrastructure being strengthened at strategic locations including Nipani, Satara, Pune, Karad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Goa, Hubli, and Davanagere.
Mr. Sanjeev Kulkarni, CEO of Billion Electric Mobility, said the decarbonisation of India’s freight sector will be driven by enterprises willing to lead from the front, and that JK Cement’s commitment demonstrates that heavy-duty electric mobility is no longer a future aspiration but a commercially viable reality. He added that the partnership will enable businesses to transition to electric freight with confidence while building the infrastructure backbone needed to scale zero-emission logistics across the country.
The partnership combines JK Cement’s commitment to greener operations with Billion Electric’s integrated electric freight platform and ChargeZone’s nationwide charging ecosystem, establishing a scalable model for decarbonising industrial logistics across key freight corridors in India.
