The number of electric vehicles in Pakistan is increasing day by day and 87 licenses have been issued to manufacture such vehicles, but the number of charging stations is still very few.
According to documents obtained by Independent Urdu, the Punjab government has prepared an electric vehicle policy to control environmental pollution in the province, emphasizing the need to install electric charging stations in addition to petrol pumps.
Vice President of Mega Motor BYD Danish Khaliq told Independent Urdu that ‘BYD is following the announcement of installing 500 electric charging stations in the country. So far 17 to 18 electric charging stations have been installed. We are setting up stations from Karachi to Peshawar. Apart from this, stations have started to be constructed on motorways and cities. There are currently seven to eight thousand electric vehicles running across the country. Bikes and rickshaws have shifted to electric.
“Charging stations can be operated by solar but grid electricity is also being provided at these stations. Per unit rates are also being discussed. The government may soon approve the discounted price in this regard. However, we have accelerated our work.’
Director Limz Naveed Arshad said in a conversation with Independent Urdu that ‘Environmental pollution is increasing to an alarming level. According to our research, 43% of air pollution in Punjab and more than 80% in Lahore is caused by transport, which runs on petrol or diesel.
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Hence, for human survival, shifting of transport to electricity is the need of the hour. Our research report has been submitted to the Punjab government which will be implemented after the approval of the cabinet. In Punjab, the implementation of the electric vehicle policy has started from this year, under which the production of petrol-powered rickshaws and motorcycles has been banned.
The work to ensure the implementation of the electric vehicle policy is going on in other provinces of Pakistan including Punjab. According to Naveed Arshad, there is a possibility of reducing air pollution by 70% with the success of electric policy. For this, the transfer of transport to electricity is necessary. Its success is only possible with the installation of more electric charging stations.
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