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VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV)By Alternative Propulsion

Eicher Pro X EV Becomes First Electric Truck to Complete Kashmir–Kanyakumari Route, Sets Four Records

The Eicher Pro X EV completed the grueling 4,000 km journey from Srinagar to Kanyakumari in six days under full load, earning four India Book of Records titles.

Distance
4,000 km
Duration
6 days
Records achieved
4

What Happened

Eicher Trucks and Buses, a unit of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV), announced that its Eicher Pro X EV became the first commercially available electric small truck to complete the Kashmir–Kanyakumari (K2K) route in a fully loaded condition. The journey covered over 4,000 kilometers in six days, starting in Srinagar on January 20, 2026, and concluding in Kanyakumari on January 26, 2026. The run was adjudicated by the India Book of Records, which certified four records.

K2K Record Run

  1. January 20, 2026

    Eicher Pro X EV departs from Srinagar, Kashmir.

  2. January 26, 2026

    Truck arrives in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, completing the route.

Distance Covered

4,000 km

Over 6 days across diverse terrains including Himalayas, plains, and ghats.

“For more than four decades, Eicher trucks and Buses have earned customer trust through leadership in fuel efficiency and application-specific engineering. The record-setting performance of the Eicher Pro X reinforces our unwavering focus on application excellence, reliability, and performance, anchored in robust product development and manufacturing capabilities, and enabled by a customer-centric,”
— Vinod Aggarwal, MD & CEO, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd.

Why this matters

This real-world demonstration proves electric commercial vehicles can handle long-haul routes across diverse terrains, building confidence for fleet operators considering EV adoption.

Terms in This Story

K2K
Kashmir to Kanyakumari, a route spanning the length of India.
India Book of Records
An Indian organization that certifies national records.
Net Zero
A target of balancing greenhouse gas emissions produced and removed from the atmosphere.
TCO
Total Cost of Ownership, a measure of the total cost of operating a vehicle over its lifetime.
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