PM launches Pakistan’s first eco-friendly E-bike today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch Pakistan’s first locally manufactured electric motorbike (E-Bike) at a ceremony in Islamabad today (Thursday).

The move is aimed to promote eco-friendly environment in the country.

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A Pakistani firm, Jolta Electric, has manufactured the e-bike, which is being billed as a major step towards electrifying the country’s automobile industry.

The e-bike available in various models including scooty and sports bike is energy efficient and requires low maintenance.

The incumbent government had approved a five-year Pakistan Electric Vehicles Policy 2020-2025 last year that envisages targeting a robust electric vehicle market having a 30 per cent and 90 per cent share in passenger vehicles and heavy duty trucks by 2030 and 2040, respectively.

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Earlier, Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar had said that Pakistan was moving towards electrification of mass transit as a consequence of EV policy approved by the federal government last year in December.

Taking to Twitter, the federal minister said that BYD, the largest global electric bus manufacturer along with a Pakistani company will manufacture electric vehicles in Pakistan under the new agreement.

“BYD, the largest global electric bus manufacturer along with Sapphire group have joined hands to develop market development & manufacturing of electric vehicles in Pak,” Hammad Azhar wrote in a Tweet.

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