ISLMABAD – Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam,has said that emissions from vehicles remain one of the largestcontributors to air pollution and the government is moving towards thedirection of materializing its policy on electric vehicles to tackle theissue.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the initial concept of the proposaland policy consultation with the key stakeholders is in the process, whichwill be presented to the cabinet in a couple of weeks, he added.
The ministry’s draft concept for Pakistan’s electric auto sector aims toincrease the number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) sold in Pakistan to over 90%by 2040.
The electric vehicle policy prepared by the Ministry of Climate Change hasset multiple targets including the sale of 100,000 electric cars, vans,jeeps and small trucks in the next five years. The ministry aims toincrease the number to 60,000 electric vehicles sold annually by 2030.
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According to the long term targets set in the policy, production targetsfor vehicles in the two, three and four wheeler category have been set at500,000 units with companies given access to the market within the nextfive years. By 2030, the target has been set at 900,000 units and by 2040,the target is 90% of sold vehicles.
Aslam said electric vehicles will solve many of the issues including airpollution, reduce fuel import bill and save about two-thirds cost oftransportation.
