- By The Energy Resources Institute

Electrification of urban freight vehicles is one of the key policy proposals that can help decarbonize the sector up to a large extent and also maximize economic savings at national level and at an individual owner/driver level. Given the fact that at present much remains unknown about the technology adoption rate, barriers, consumer awareness, market scenario, etc. in the freight vehicle segment, this study aims to assess the operational and financial feasibility of electric vehicles in the urban freight segment by undertaking a survey-based analysis of different sectors across cities. In order to undertake this exercise detailed analysis has been done of both organized and unorganized freight services in Bengaluru, Surat, and Delhi.