Business Recorder: Bilal Hussain – EVs’ manufacturing licenses: two, three wheelers take front seat in Pakistan
The article discusses the surge in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing licenses in Pakistan, with a particular focus on two and three-wheelers. The issuance of these licenses reflects a growing interest in the production of electric bikes and rickshaws, highlighting a shift towards eco-friendly transportation options in the country. The development aligns with Pakistan’s efforts to promote EVs and reduce reliance on traditional fuel-based vehicles. The article underscores the increasing emphasis on electric mobility as a key player in the country’s automotive industry.
“There’s slow progress in that direction. At the present pace, the targets set for 2030 will be missed by a big margin,” said Dr Aazir Anwar Khan, Founder and Director Integrated Engineering Centre of Excellence (IECE), University of Lahore.
Aazir Khan has been an advocate for widespread EV adaption and removal of fiscal barriers on its offering to the public through scoping and advocacy studies under the Pakistan EV oversight committee.
In 2019, he brought all electric vehicle technology and architecture intellectual property (IP) from his company Aliera in the UK and collaborated with IECE of the University of Lahore to develop AI based controllers, drivers, motors, and complete hybrid technologies.
“In the current economy, it is challenging to ask the public to buy newer vehicles to overcome climate, health, and fiscal adversities, and therefore is much easier to work on the CNG conversion model of the early 2010s,” said Khan.
