BHIWANDI: Electric heavy-duty trucks moving goods through Bhiwandi can now swap a drained battery for a charged one in less than five minutes. Blue Energy Motors (BEM) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) have started the town’s first battery-swap station for electric heavy-duty trucks.
The station is the first major step under the partnership the two companies announced in January 2026. It also extends the Mumbai–Pune Electric Freight Corridor, which BEM launched in October 2025.
Bhiwandi is one of the biggest logistics and warehousing hubs in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, with thousands of trucks moving in and out every day. Quick battery swaps mean electric trucks spend less time waiting to charge and more time on the road, which is one of the main concerns for fleet operators thinking of switching to electric.
The facility is not only for trucks. It also has a public EV charging station for electric two-wheelers, four-wheelers and commercial vehicles, making it a shared energy point within HPCL’s fuel retail network.
Anand Mimani, CEO – EV & New Energy Business, Blue Energy Motors, said, “Our focus at Blue Energy Motors is on making electric freight a practical and scalable reality in India. Bhiwandi, with its strong freight and logistics activity, is an important market for us. This first facility is a meaningful step forward, and we look forward to expanding our network of battery-swapping and charging facilities across key markets.”
The station was inaugurated by Rajiv Singh, Chief Business Officer (CBO), Blue Energy Motors; Kushal Banarjee, Chief General Manager (Strategy & BD), HPCL; and Jayesh Shelar, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Blue Energy Motors.
BEM makes electric and LNG-powered heavy-duty trucks. The company says it has over 1,400 such trucks running on key freight routes in India, which have together covered 150 million km. It says this has cut CO₂ emissions by more than 44,000 tonnes, roughly what about 1.8 million trees would absorb.
HPCL, a Maharatna public sector company under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, runs more than 25,000 fuel outlets across India. Under its HP e-Charge brand, it has set up over 5,800 EV charging stations and more than 150 battery-swapping stations in the country.