Islamabad
Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday said the ministry was planning to introduce electronic motorcycles and rickshaws across the country. During his visit to Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) here, the minister said Pakistan was among those countries which were using highest number of motorcycles, said a press release.
“Electronic motorcycles and rickshaws are the future of the country’s transportation system and soon the motorcycles and rickshaws will be converted into electronic technology,” he said. Chaudhry Fawad said the addition of electronic technology in the country would help to decrease carbon from the environment, adding the motorcycles and rickshaws would run through chargeable batteries. The process of conversion to electric technology will begin with two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the country and then proceed to four-wheel vehicles, according to the initial policy framework. In this regard, an official of the ministry stated that the Research and Development Engineering Company is already working on electric vehicles in the country.
Talking about the cost of an electric motorbike, he said that the engineering firm has also developed a motorbike which costs around Rs.65,000 to manufacture. This motorbike has the capacity to cover a distance of 125 km on a fully charged battery. He also added that the company can also reduce the cost of manufacturing if the government assists them in the whole process.—APP
