ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to implement the new auto policy from July, after which small vehicles will be available for 20 to 25 lakhs.
According to the details, an important meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Industries and Production was held under the chairmanship of Chairman Syed Hafeezuddin, in which several important decisions related to the reduction in vehicle prices in the country, the new auto policy and the quality of electric vehicles were dicsussed.
Briefing the committee, the Secretary of the Ministry of Industries and Production gave a big piece of good news that the recommendations of the Auto Policy Committee established by the Prime Minister under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Power Division Owais Leghari will be completed by July.
He said that the new auto policy will be implemented from July, in which special promotion is being given to small vehicles.
After the implementation of this policy, small vehicles will be available for the common citizens at a reasonable price of 20 to 25 lakhs.
Under the policy, small electric vehicles will also be introduced at affordable prices and 3,000 charging stations for electric vehicles will be established across the country by 2030.
He said that 160,000 electric motorcycles and 12,800 electric vehicles were manufactured locally in the country this year.
During the meeting, the poor quality of electric bikes and their batteries produced in the country was severely criticized, with committee member Muhammad Iqbal Khan revealing that “electric bikes produced in the country are ‘disposable’ (defective), whose batteries are discharged within just 6 months. Pakistan will have to adopt global standards to promote electric vehicles.”
Upon strong protests from the members, the standing committee has formed a sub-committee to conduct a thorough investigation into the issue of substandard motorcycles, defective batteries and subsidy, which will inquire into this scam.
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