Energy In Motion opens Pune complex with 5,000 vehicles per shift

Energy In Motion (EIM) opened its Pune heavy-duty commercial-vehicle assembly complex on 14 October 2026 with capacity for 5,000 vehicles per shift annually, supported by a 2.4 gigawatt-hour (GWh) lithium-ion battery-pack line and an independent testing lab. EIM said capital expenditure was less than Rs 100 crore, while land and buildings were outsourced.

What did EIM open in Pune?

EIM opened an integrated heavy-duty commercial-vehicle assembly complex at Ambi, Talegaon, Pune, on 14 October 2026. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the facility, with Sharad Pawar and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar present, according to EIM's presentation.

EIM said the complex was built in just under a year with capital expenditure of less than Rs 100 crore. The company separately stated that land and buildings were outsourced, meaning those elements were not included in the stated facility-build arrangement.

The site combines truck assembly, lithium-ion battery-pack production and an independent battery-testing laboratory. EIM also said it is developing most ancillaries in the Pune-to-Dharwad automobile cluster, although the presentation does not specify suppliers, sourcing shares or a localisation target.

What capacity does EIM's Pune complex have?

EIM says the Pune truck assembly line can produce 5,000 vehicles per shift annually and the battery-pack line has 2.4 GWh of capacity. The company did not disclose the number of shifts planned, annual battery-pack output in units or a timetable for reaching the stated assembly capacity.

The 5,000-vehicle figure applies to truck assembly, while 2.4 GWh measures the energy capacity of the battery-pack line. These are different measures: a GWh equals 1,000 megawatt-hours (MWh), and EIM has not provided a conversion between battery capacity and vehicle output.

The complex is EIM's disclosed in-house assembly site for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Its less-than-Rs-100-crore capital expenditure and outsourced land-and-building model sit alongside the company's plan to develop ancillaries across the Pune-to-Dharwad cluster.

Has EIM started assembling trucks in-house?

EIM rolled out its first truck fully assembled in-house from knocked-down (KD) parts on 30 October 2026. The company described the vehicle as the first unit of regular plant production and said the build proved out the local assembly line and plant team.

KD parts are components supplied for local assembly rather than a fully built vehicle. EIM did not disclose the truck model, production volumes after the 30 October 2026 rollout, line utilisation or the locally sourced share of the truck's components.

The plant rollout followed reported sales of 142 electric heavy commercial vehicles (E-HCVs) in the quarter ended 30 September 2026. That was higher than 58 E-HCVs in the quarter ended 30 June 2026 and 70 E-HCVs in the quarter ended 30 September 2025; half-year E-HCV sales reached 200 units, compared with 70 units a year earlier.

How do EIM's sales and network plans compare with the plant launch?

EIM reported total sales, including other sales, of Rs 141.73 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 45.07 crore in the quarter ended 30 June 2026 and Rs 44.58 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2025. E-HCV sales and battery packs accounted for Rs 130.85 crore, while charging-network sales accounted for Rs 10.69 crore in the September 2026 quarter.

For the half year ended 30 September 2026, EIM reported total sales of Rs 186.80 crore, against Rs 44.72 crore in the corresponding 2025 half year. Loss after tax was Rs 35.20 crore, compared with a Rs 1.67 crore loss in the prior-year half; the presentation does not identify the reasons for the change in loss.

EIM's network plan calls for 15 locations by December 2026 and 40 by March 2027. As of 30 September 2026, it reported 11 charging locations containing 18 chargers, eight working swap stations and closing charging capacity of 549.1 MWh per day.

The route plan listed three operating and 10 upcoming locations across Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority and Pune. It also listed five operating and seven upcoming locations across the National Capital Region and Jaipur, three operating and four upcoming locations across Mundra, Kandla and Ahmedabad, six upcoming locations on Ahmedabad-Mumbai, and two operating plus two upcoming locations on other routes.

Conclusion

EIM's Pune complex combines a 5,000-vehicle-per-shift annual truck assembly line, a 2.4 GWh battery-pack line and battery testing at one site. The 30 October 2026 KD-parts rollout indicates that in-house assembly began after the 14 October inauguration, while E-HCV sales rose to 142 units in the quarter ended 30 September 2026 from 70 units a year earlier.

The next disclosed operating milestones are EIM's plan for 15 charging locations by December 2026 and 40 by March 2027. The presentation does not disclose planned shifts, capacity utilisation, battery-pack output, post-rollout production volumes or the cause of the Rs 35.20 crore half-year loss, leaving these as matters to watch in subsequent company updates.