New Delhi, July 2 -- On Tuesday, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India released a new report titled "ZET Adoption in India and Its Impact on Emission and Energy (June 2025)".

The study takes a close look at how India's freight sector, especially Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks (M&HDTs), can transition to Battery Electric Trucks (BETs) to significantly reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption by 2050.

Freight transport, mostly powered by diesel-run heavy trucks, makes up about 70 per cent of the country's logistics operations. It also accounts for nearly 40 per cent of fuel use and a large chunk of transportation-related emissions.

With rising freight demand, the report suggests that BETs will likely...