{"id":48693,"date":"2024-09-16T11:27:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T06:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=48693"},"modified":"2024-09-16T11:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T06:27:20","slug":"pakistan-to-launch-first-locally-produced-electric-car-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/automobile\/pakistan-to-launch-first-locally-produced-electric-car-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to launch first locally produced electric car in December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Pakistan is poised to make a significant leap in sustainable transportation by launching its first locally produced four-wheeled <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/master-changan-motors-launches-pakistans-ev-car-brand-deepal\/\">electric vehicle (EV)<\/a> in December. This milestone follows a meeting chaired by<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/automobile\/pm-shehbaz-urges-swift-finalization-of-e-vehicle-policy-by-november\/\"> Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif,<\/a> where the promotion of EVs took center stage.<\/p>\n<p>The government has been actively supporting the local production of EVs, issuing 49 licenses for two and three-wheeled vehicles since 2022, with 25 factories already operational.<\/p>\n<p>The first license for four-wheeled EVs was issued in September 2024, paving the way for Dewan Farooque Motors Limited (DFML) to commence production at its assembly plant.<\/p>\n<p>The entry of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/automobile\/china-launches-electric-car-giant-byd-in-pakistani-markets\/\">Chinese EV giant BYD<\/a> into the Pakistani market further underscores the country&#8217;s commitment to sustainable transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Prime Minister Shehbaz has directed authorities to develop a comprehensive financial model for EVs, highlighting their benefits, including reduced foreign exchange expenditure on petrol and diesel and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>The government aims to finalize the Electric Vehicles policy by November and improve licensing regulations, engaging all provinces, federal agencies, and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>To promote EV adoption, the government plans to distribute e-motorbikes to high-performing students of government schools, similar to the laptop scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a comprehensive plan for electrifying public transport in Islamabad is underway, along with establishing recharge stations for electric vehicles along major highways.<\/p>\n<p>The power ministry has drafted standards for EV charging stations, and affordable electricity rates are being considered to support the growth of sustainable transportation in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Pakistan is poised to make a significant leap in sustainable transportation by launching its first locally produced four-wheeled electric vehicle (EV) in December. This milestone follows a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, where the promotion of EVs took center stage. The government has been actively supporting the local production of EVs, issuing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":48699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14342],"tags":[5752,21801,12730,21800,21802],"class_list":["post-48693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automobile","tag-prime-minister-shahbaz-sharif","tag-chinese-ev-giant-byd","tag-electric-vehicle","tag-pakistan-first-e-v-car","tag-pakistan-to-launch-first-ev-vehicle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48700,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48693\/revisions\/48700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}