India, Aug. 25 -- Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are together expected to account for more than 70% of India's charging demand for electric trucks (e-trucks) by 2030, according to new study released by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) on Monday.

The study, launched at the Indian Clean Transportation Summit (ICTS) 2025, estimates that meeting the projected demand from electric trucks will require a charging capacity of 9 gigawatts (GW) by the end of the decade - five times the current power generation capacity of Delhi. By 2030, the network will have to support around 1.3 lakh battery-operated trucks on Indian roads, it said.

The report said these five states sit along key freigh...