

Go big or go home: Battery swapping is coming to electric trucks
Electric trucks are becoming the latest type of vehicle to benefit from battery swapping, which has until now been largely restricted to two- and three-wheelers. Pune-based e-truck maker Blue Energy Motors and Murugappa Group’s Montra Electric are rolling out 55-tonne e-trucks that are compatible with battery swapping.These zero-emission commercial vehicles provide the right use-case for price parity between EVs and internal combustion engines (ICE) once the cost of the battery is removed from the equation, according to manufacturers and domain experts.As India races to decarbonize its massive freight sector, battery swapping could prove to be the silver bullet for heavy-duty electric trucks.
This transition addresses the twin barriers of price parity and operational efficiency that have long stalled large-scale commercial EV adoption, potentially transforming the logistics industry from a top polluter into a leader in green mobility.Battery swapping involves replacing depleted batteries in electric vehicles with pre-charged ones, reducing the time it takes to fully charge an EV. Models compatible with swapping do not come with a battery, making them much cheaper than regular EVs, since the battery generally accounts for nearly half the price of an EV.
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