Tech a look: Indigenous electric truck that travels 100 km on a single charge

The 1-tonne capacity smart truck is being manufactured at a sprawling 2 lakh sq ft factory at Banur near Chandigarh. As many as 2,800 vehicles can be produced in a year.

Smart electric trucks (electric light commercial vehicles) which can be charged in just 20 minutes and can travel 100 km in a single charge will be on display at the Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicle Exhibition (REEVE) – 2023 on Parade Ground here till Sunday.

On Saturday, the UT Adviser visited the exhibition and lauded the electric truck startup (EVage) founded by city-based entrepreneur Inderveer Singh Panesar.

Tech a look: Indigenous electric truck that travels 100 km on a single charge

The 1-tonne capacity smart truck is being manufactured at a sprawling 2 lakh sq ft factory at Banur near Chandigarh. As many as 2,800 vehicles can be produced in a year.

Inderveer Singh Panesar, founder and CEO, Evage, said, “It’s a matter of great satisfaction that we have been able to create a fully ‘Made in India’ truck and that we are employing nearly 150 people, mainly in high-end jobs. At the moment there are 100 electric light commercial vehicles operational in Tricity. My estimate is that in the next 12 months 50% of delivery of goods in Tricity will be through electric light commercial vehicles.”

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