Road to Viksit Bharat

This briefing by RMI outlines a strategic framework of five building blocks to accelerate India's transition to zero-emission trucking (ZET), highlighting the potential for significant CO2 abatement, fuel savings, and economic growth.

• Achieving 85 percent zero-emission truck sales by 2050 in India could result in the abatement of 2.8 gigatons of CO2, a reduction of particulate matter and NOx pollution by approximately 40 percent, and the displacement of 993 billion liters of diesel, representing a saving of ₹116 lakh crore (US$1.4 trillion). This transition would also lower logistics costs by 17 percent and create 4,000 GWh of battery demand.
• RMI proposes five critical building blocks to power India's shift to zero-emission trucks: unlocking demand in early-moving sectors (such as cement, steel, ports, mining, and e-commerce); mobilizing capital through blended finance and risk-sharing models; deploying charging infrastructure on priority corridors; scaling local manufacturing of trucks, batteries, and fuel cells; and aligning national and state policies through subsidies and regulatory levers.

APA

RMI (2025). Road to Viksit Bharat. https://rmi.org/resources/road-to-viksit-bharat/

Chicago

RMI. Road to Viksit Bharat. 2025. https://rmi.org/resources/road-to-viksit-bharat/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2025road, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Road to Viksit Bharat}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2025}, month = aug, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/road-to-viksit-bharat/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }