eCV Financing Paathshaala

A workshop series designed to build the knowledge and confidence required to finance electric commercial vehicles (eCVs) in India.

Building Confidence in eCV Financing

Strengthening the financing ecosystem is essential to move electric commercial vehicles from pilots to sustainable scale.

Why this programme matters

India's EV financing market is projected to grow from $3.19 billion to $28.9 billion over the next five years, at a CAGR of 51.6%. While two- and three-wheelers have driven early growth, electric freight, e-buses, and e-trucks are emerging as the next growth engine, supported by improving unit economics and increasing corporate decarbonisation commitments.

Policy is reinforcing this transition. Schemes such as FAME I & II, the Grand Challenge, the National Electric Bus Programme (NEBP), and PM E-Bus Seva have collectively supported the deployment of more than 50,000 e-buses. More recently, PM e-DRIVE has earmarked ₹500 crore for e-truck incentives and ₹2,000 crore for charging infrastructure, while states such as Maharashtra have introduced dedicated e-freight incentives.

Addressing the financing gap

However, capital availability alone will not drive deployment. Financing remains constrained by uncertainty around battery health, residual value, and technology risk.

While these risks are expected to decline as fleets mature and market evidence strengthens, banks, NBFCs, DFIs, and financial advisors still require greater confidence and expertise to assess and finance these assets.

eCV Financing Paathshaala is designed to strengthen appraisal, risk assessment, and deal-structuring capabilities across the financing ecosystem, enabling financiers to evaluate and support bankable eCV projects with greater speed, confidence, and scale.

What the Paathshaala Aims to Build

The programme seeks to equip financiers and ecosystem stakeholders with the tools, insights, and market understanding needed to move beyond pilot deployments and support the scale-up of sustainable and bankable eCV projects.

Strengthen eCV Ecosystem Understanding

Understand market trends, battery technology, and real-world deployment models.

Build Financing Capability

Build capacity to assess and finance eCV projects through TCO analysis, financing structures, and de-risking mechanisms.

Enhance Financing Confidence

Enhance confidence in financing eCVs through policy awareness, incentives, and practical deployment learnings.

City-wise Workshop Schedule

Participants may attend the workshop at any location. There are no registration charges and all sessions follow the same curriculum.

Format	City	Date
1 Day Workshop, 2 sessions*	Chennai	21st Aug 2026 Friday: 3rd week
1 Day Workshop, 2 sessions*	Bengaluru	17th Sept 2026 Thursday: 2nd week
2 Days Workshop, 4 sessions*	Delhi	22nd – 23rd Sep 2026 Tues-Wed: 4th week
2 Days Workshop, 4 sessions*	Mumbai	19–20th Nov 2026 Thur-Fri: 3rd week

What the Sessions Cover

Each module is a 4-hour, single-sitting session repeated across multiple slots. Each session is to have 20–25 participants.

EV Ecosystem & Market Context

Including the regulatory and policy landscape.

e-Bus & e-Truck Financing

Financing structures (GCC, project finance), TCO economics, emerging business models, demand aggregation, and deployment case studies.

Expert & Technical Sessions

A 30-minute session each from a sector expert and a technical session from CoEZET.

Who Can Attend

The workshop series is designed for professionals from banks, NBFCs, DFIs, financial advisory firms, fleet finance teams, government agencies, and the wider vehicle financing ecosystem.

Banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)

Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)

Financial advisory firms

Fleet finance teams

Government agencies

Wider vehicle financing ecosystem

Certificate of Participation

Recognition

Certificate of Participation

Participants who successfully complete the workshop will receive a Certificate of Participation, jointly issued by the CODE, IIT Madras, and the CoEZET, IIT Madras.

The finalised agenda, including session details and speakers, will be shared along with the workshop confirmation email.

Ready to Register?

Join the eCV Financing Paathshaala and build the knowledge and confidence required to finance electric commercial vehicles in India.