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.
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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.
Eicher Pro X EV departs from Srinagar, Kashmir.
Truck arrives in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, completing the route.
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,”
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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