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Who launched India's first National Electric Freight Platform- E-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport-India) on 8th Sep 2022?
A)
NITI Aayog and WRI
B)
NITI Aayog and WEF
C)
NITI Aayog and UNGC
D)
NITI Aayog and NRDC

Correct Answer : Option (A) - NITI Aayog and WRI


NITI Aayog, in collaboration with World Resources Institute (WRI), India, launched the country’s first national electric freight platformE-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport – India) on Thursday(8th Sep 2022).Supported by the World Economic Forum, CALSTART and RMI India, the platform brings different stakeholders together, from across the freight ecosystem. 

* The platform aims to raise awareness of freight electrification bolstered by an on-ground demonstration pilot and evidence-based research.

* It will support scalable pilots and inform policies aimed at accelerating freight electrification in India.

* The launch of E-Fast India has witnessed participation from major automobile industries, logistics companies, development banks, and fin-tech companies.

* It will help strengthen the partnership and identify freight solutions and support them.

* The launch of E-Fast India was followed by the launch of WRI India’s Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Evaluator.

* The TCO Evaluator is an intuitive excel-based application, which helps in analyzing cost components and performance parameters.

* The parameters included light, medium, and heavy-duty freight and compared electric variants with their diesel, petrol, and CNG counterparts to identify their impact on TCO per km..

Source : Mint

Published On : September 10, 2022
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