Fadnavis to Inaugurate Electric Truck Manufacturing Facility in Pune

Pune, Oct 14 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy will inaugurate Energy in Motion’s (EIM) electric truck manufacturing facility at RMK Industrial Park 3, Ambi, in Maval taluka of Pune district on Wednesday.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Pune Guardian Minister Sunetra Pawar and senior leader and former Union Minister Sharad Pawar will attend the inauguration ceremony. Ranjeet Ramdas Kakade, Managing Director of RMK Spaces, is the convenor of the event.

Energy in Motion manufactures battery-powered electric trucks designed for heavy freight transportation. Its 55-tonne ‘Ashwa’ electric truck uses battery-swapping technology, allowing a depleted battery to be replaced in approximately seven minutes. The technology is expected to reduce operational downtime, diesel consumption and pollution.

The company is supplying electric trucks to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), with operations along the Mumbai-Pune corridor expected to commence soon.

According to RMK Group Chairman Ramdas Kakade, the Group facilitated investments totalling Rs 2,500 crore in Maval taluka this year, generating 4,000 direct jobs. The investments involve companies including Energy in Motion, Visteon, NDS, PTL, Ameya Finishing Solutions, Revoltech, K-Nest, W&D, Boretech and Mann Hummel.

A press release said RMK has facilitated investments exceeding Rs 10,000 crore and generated more than 10,000 direct jobs in Maval over the past seven years.

During the period, the Group also planted more than 15,000 trees and developed solar power projects with a combined capacity of 11.2 MW to support the industrial units in the region, the release added.