JSW Steel adds Blue Energy gas-fuelled haulers to Karnataka freight operation
Bombay Logistics has assigned Blue Energy Motors’ gas-fuelled heavy trucks to industrial freight work for JSW Steel around Toranagallu in Karnataka.
- Up to 20% better
- 1,400+ trucks
- 100 million+ green km
What Happened
The trucks will support JSW Steel operations in Karnataka’s Toranagallu region. Blue Energy says its LNG powertrain is aimed at demanding, long-haul work and can deliver fuel-efficiency gains of up to 20% compared with the relevant conventional baseline.
Bombay Logistics received help with handover, route planning and deployment support. The operator’s decision puts an alternative-fuel fleet into an industrial cycle where route consistency can make performance and operating economics easier to measure.
100m+ km
Company-reported total across Indian freight routes.
Blue Energy puts the avoided carbon dioxide from its vehicles at more than 30,000 tonnes. The company manufactures electric and LNG heavy-duty trucks in India and pairs the vehicles with energy and maintenance support.
Why this matters
The deployment is a live test of LNG trucks in repetitive, heavy industrial haulage, where fuel cost and vehicle availability matter as much as tailpipe emissions. It also gives Blue Energy another operating reference as Indian fleet owners weigh alternatives to diesel for long-distance freight.
Terms in This Story
- EV
- Electric vehicle, a vehicle powered fully or partly by electricity.
- ICE
- Internal combustion engine, the conventional petrol or diesel engine type.
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