Times of Islamabad

First ever Pakistan Assembled electric cars to rollout soon

First ever Pakistan Assembled electric cars to rollout soon

The Government of Pakistan is in pursuit of the normalization of ElectricVehicles (EV) in the local market, and MG seems to be ready for it.

Javed Afridi, a key stakeholder of MG, recently told Khaleej Timeslink, that the automaker is set to introduce adedicated lineup of Pakistan-assembled EVs to the market very soon.MG ZS EV

He stated that the first locally assembled EV will be the MG ZS EV.Although the Pakistani market has its petrol-powered version as a CBU, theEV version will be assembled alongside it at the local facility in Lahore.——————————

Afridi added that the MG HS plugin-hybrid will be added to its lineup inPakistan and that both these vehicles will set the stage for a massiveparadigm shift in the market that will allow MG to become a pioneering carmaker in Pakistan’s transition to EVs.

The MG ZS EV is an all-electric compact SUV with a petrol-powered versionthat is already being sold in Pakistan. The EV variant will reportedly havea 44.5 kWh battery that powers a front-mounted electric motor capable ofgenerating 105 kW (140 hp) and 350 Nm of torque.