Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched Pakistan’s first ever locally manufactured electric motorcycle.
While addressing the ceremony PM Imran Khan said that the launch of the electric motorcycle was a “futuristic step”, adding that his government’s new electric vehicle policy laid down a plan and defined a direction for the future.
The launch of the electric motorcycle is part of the present government’s five-year Pakistan Electric Vehicles Policy 2020-2025, approved last year. The policy 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.
During his speech, the PM stressed the need for long-terming planning and increasing exports, terming it crucial for a country’s progress.
