The time for LNG-powered trucking in India is now

India is building a roadmap towards lower emissions, but what is fueling this journey?

While energy demand accounts for the majority of emissions, the transport sector remains a significant contributor, accounting for 14% of India’s carbon emissions in 2025.

Medium- and heavy-duty trucks carry about 70% of domestic freight, making them essential to the economy.

Reducing emissions, therefore, is not about fewer trucks on the move. It’s about finding cleaner ways to move them. LNG can be part of the solution.

Instead of relying on diesel, many truck drivers and fleet owners are turning to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a future fuel. Compared to diesel, LNG could potentially reduce emissions by 24%.

India already plans to convert a third of its existing fleet of heavy-duty vehicles to LNG in the coming years. India’s commercial vehicle-makers and LNG suppliers are planning to make thousands of LNG-powered trucks and help build the infrastructure to support the fuel switch.

Matthew Chandler, managing director for ExxonMobil’s gas business in South Asia, said LNG’s combination of lower emissions, a longer driving range, and typically lower fuel costs than diesel creates a range of benefits.

“It’s a fuel that really packs a punch,” he says.

Listen as Matthew outlines the different ways LNG can help India’s commercial trucking while lowering transportation emissions.