Electric Vehicle policy to be announced by end of November: Tanveer

BR Web Desk Published November 6, 2024

Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Wednesday that the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy will be announced by the end of this month to promote the usage of EVs in the country, Radio Pakistan reported.

He made these remarks while speaking to the media in Islamabad today. The minister said it was the vision of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to introduce electric vehicles in the country. “Some manufacturers are already making two and three-wheelers in Pakistan,” Tanveer said, adding that three-wheelers, made in Pakistan, are also being exported.

He said the government, under the leadership of PM Shehbaz, has earmarked $4 billion to promote electric vehicles. He said the government will provide subsidies on two-wheelers. Rana Tanveer Hussain said one hundred e-bikes will be distributed free of cost among students, who will be toppers of their institutions. The minister further said 40 charging stations will be established on the motorways, whereas around 300 such facilities will be set up along highways and other places.