NITI Aayog, in collaboration with World Resources Institute (WRI), India, launched the country’s first national electric freight platform – e-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport – India), Supported by the World Economic Forum, CALSTART and RMI India.

The platform brings different stakeholders together, from across the freight ecosystem. It will help strengthen partnerships and identify and support innovative freight solutions.

The platform also aims to raise awareness on freight electrification bolstered by on-ground demonstration pilots and evidence-based research. It will also support scalable pilots and inform policies aimed at accelerating freight electrification in India.