Electric HGV From Infraprime

Infraprime Logistics Technology (IPLT) is testing a heavy e-truck in India.

- Anwesh Koley

Away from the glitter and attention of the Tesla Semi and other efforts by global CV makers to design, develop and validate heavy e-CVs – electric trucks especially, a little known entity called Infraprime Logistics Technology (IPLT) is testing a heavy e-truck in India. Based at Delhi and specialising in catering to infrastructure companies like the Lucknow Metro (as transportation service provider for aggregate and dust), Delhi Metro (as tier 1 service provider), Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (as transportation partner and an associate in the development of an integrated automated technology platform) and Ghatampur Thermal Power Plant (as service provider for transportation of basic construction material to RDC concrete), IPLT is working towards a commercial launch of the e-truck next year. Stressing on the vehicle to be the first heavy 60-tonne e-truck in the country, Siddharth Das, Executive Chairman, IPLT, mentioned that they are pursuing a goal of ‘Make in India’ rather than import technology and plunk it here.