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Road Freight Electrification Training: Planning to Pilot [2026]

Move from fleet electrification ambition to action with a structured implementation roadmap.
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LEVEL
Intermediate
FORMAT
Live, Virtual
DURATION
3 x 2hr session
DATES
22/09 - 23/09 - 24/09

What You'll Learn

Gain practical, actionable skills you can apply to your work right away.
  • Understand the fundamentals of road freight electrification​.
  • Learn about electric truck market, technology and policy developments in India and globally​.
  • Identify suitable routes and use cases for electrification​.
  • Build a structured roadmap from internal planning to pilot deployment​.
  • Understand TCO fundamentals, key assumptions and cost sensitivities​.
  • Explore charging strategies, infrastructure needs and operating economics​.
  • Learn how to engage internal teams, carriers, technology providers and charging partners​.
  • Gain practical insights from a shipper and an electric truck deployment company​.
  • Apply real world lessons to improve planning and reduce early deployment risks​.
  Earn a Certificate of Completion (Upon completion of the course whether live or by following the recording).
  Certification
Upon completion of this course you will earn a Certificate of Completion.
  SFC India ZEFA Member Benefits
SFC India member benefits available.
  Course Access
12 Month Access to course materials.
Meet Your Instructor 
Deepali Thakur
Senior Technical Manager 
Deepali Thakur is a sustainable transport and supply chain professional with 12 years of experience in decarbonization, freight electrification, and logistics transformation. At SFC, she leads technical programs supporting governments and global companies with emissions accounting, zero-emission truck deployment, charging infrastructure, policy, and data-driven decision-making.

Why This Course Matters

Road freight electrification is rapidly moving from strategy discussions to operational deployment. Whether you are a shipper looking to scale the use of electric vehicles within your transport network or a carrier planning to electrify your own fleet, successful implementation requires more than understanding the technology.

This course focuses on the practical considerations of fleet electrification, helping participants navigate policy developments, stakeholder engagement, charging strategies, business models, and operational planning.

Through a structured roadmap and real-world examples, participants will gain the knowledge needed to start, improve, or scale electrified freight operations.

Who Should Enroll

This course is designed for shippers, carriers and transport professionals who are starting or are at an early stage of their freight electrification journey and are looking to move from planning toward implementation.

Participants should have a basic understanding of fleet electrification concepts and an interest in planning, piloting, or expanding electric freight operations. This course is intended for learners who are ready to move beyond the fundamentals and focus on implementation

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What's Inside

Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Overview of Session Content

Session 1: Introduction to Road Freight Electrification

  • Opportunities beyond decarbonization
  • Current global trends: Technology, operational readiness, commercial viability
  • Key Policies driving Freight Electrification in India
  • State of Electric Truck adoption in India 
  • Understanding the road freight sector challenges – highlights
Overview of Session Content

Session 2: Structured Roadmap for Road Electrification - Planning 

  • Making case for Internal stakeholder
  • Framework for adoption: Planning to Pilot
  • Use case Selection and Identification
  • TCO Basics and Sensitivities
  • Guest Speaker: Shipper speaking on Stakeholder engagement
Overview of Session Content

Session 3: Structured Roadmap for Road Electrification 

  • Carrier Engagement strategy
  • Charging Strategies & economics
  • Business and operating models
  • Guest Speaker: Billion E: Sharing real world deployment experience