Amazon and Tata Motors plan major electric truck deployment in India
Amazon and Tata Motors have announced plans to deploy 3,000 electric trucks across Amazon’s transportation network in India, extending the use of electric vehicles beyond urban deliveries into middle-mile freight operations and major highway corridors.
The collaboration will initially focus on freight movements between logistics facilities and across cities, before expanding towards longer-distance operations. According to Amazon, the planned deployment will be the largest electric truck programme undertaken by an e-commerce company in India.
The first batch of electric trucks was flagged off in Delhi on 27 October 2026, marking the beginning of the rollout. Tata Motors will supply the vehicles, while Amazon’s logistics partners will own and operate them within the company’s transport network.
The programme will include light- and medium-duty electric trucks, including the Tata Ultra E.7, which has been developed for urban and regional freight operations.
Expansion towards major freight corridors
Amazon intends to begin deploying the trucks in Delhi before progressively extending the programme to other cities and national highways.
A central objective is the electrification of freight movements along the approximately 2,800-kilometre Delhi–Bengaluru–Chennai corridor, which connects several of India’s principal e-commerce and logistics markets.
The planned expansion will require additional charging facilities and operational support for vehicles travelling longer distances. Amazon is working with charging infrastructure provider Yahhvi, which has already developed ten charging yards supporting the company’s electric transportation operations in India.
The companies will also cooperate on vehicle servicing and technical support to facilitate the wider adoption of electric commercial vehicles.
The announcement does not provide a completion date for the deployment of all 3,000 trucks or a timetable for full electrification of the highway corridor.
Building on existing electric delivery operations
Amazon said it already has more than 15,000 electric vehicles operating across over 500 Indian cities, primarily supporting its wider distribution and delivery activities.
The new collaboration represents an expansion into heavier freight movements between facilities, where vehicle range, charging access and operational requirements present additional challenges compared with last-mile deliveries.
Abhinav Singh, Vice President of Operations for Amazon across APAC, the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, said the company is seeking to accelerate the adoption of electric trucking by combining its transport demand with vehicle manufacturing and supporting infrastructure.
Rajesh Kaul, Vice President and Business Head – Trucks at Tata Motors, said the collaboration would extend beyond vehicle supply to include charging infrastructure, servicing and operational support.
The programme also builds on previous work by Amazon and the C40 Cities network through the Laneshift initiative, which has supported electric truck trials and planning for freight electrification in India.
Amazon has set a company-wide target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The Indian truck programme is one of its initiatives aimed at reducing exhaust emissions from logistics operations.
