ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led government has approved anenvironmental policy that includes the proposal to transform 3,000Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across the country into ElectricVehicle charging stations, according to a reportlinkpublishedin *The News*.
However, the report, published on Wednesday, claimed that the Ministry ofClimate Change was putting in a lot of effort to promote electric vehiclesin Pakistan to help protect the natural environment, but it was yet to comeup with concrete policies to translate the dream into reality.
Federal cabinet had last year approved first-ever national electric vehiclepolicy with an aim to tackle negative impacts of climate change and offeraffordable transport to the common people over the next four years.
An official told *The News* that the policy makers were pondering over thedetails as to how the government intended to manage the power consumptionwhen high concentration of EV home charging during peak hours/periodsoverloaded local power transformers in the future.
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“The charging stations for EVs will require electricity that will besupplied through distribution companies only, unless someone makes theirown power supply arrangements,” the official added, noting that manyquestions about the policy remained unanswered.
“Can battery powered EVs be competitive with conventional fueled vehiclesin next five to ten years?” the official asked. “How and when willcost-effective charging infrastructure be developed in the country?” theofficial further questioned.
