Islamabad, Sep 7: In order to encourage the country’s manufacturers to produce electric vehicles (EVs), the Pakistani government will put the National Electric Vehicle Policy into effect. These incentives will include tax rebates for manufacturers, a reduction in EV-related duties and taxes, and assistance in developing EV charging infrastructure.
This was said by Romina Khurshid Alam, the Pakistani prime minister’s coordinator on climate change, to a high-level Chinese group that she met with on Friday in Islamabad. Both parties talked about several facets of their grand plan to assist Pakistan in modernizing its mass transit infrastructure so that the public can access first-rate transportation options while meeting objectives for environmental sustainability and climate resilience.
The project is a large-scale endeavor with the goal of making Pakistan’s public transportation system more sustainable and eco-friendly. She expressed gratitude to China for showing interest in bringing an e-bus network and charging stations to Pakistan in order to transform the country’s public transit system.
The group of Chinese and Pakistani transportation corporations will be warmly welcomed and given full support to introduce the revolutionary e-transport system in Pakistani cities, according to the Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Climate Change. Ms. Alam also outlined Pakistan’s more extensive initiatives to combat climate change and fulfill its obligations under the Paris Agreement by lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a variety of industries, notably transportation.
In addition, the cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad, including the capital, have already included electric buses in their public transit networks in an effort to lessen air pollution and give citizens access to greener options for environmentally friendly urban travel.
