Report by Engineering Post
Pakistan has accelerated the popularization of new energy vehicles and electric motorcycles in the country.
According to the reports received from the official quarters concerned a national incentive programme has already been launched for new energy vehicles aiming at promoting the rapid development of the country’s new energy vehicle and electric motorcycle markets through a combination of policy guidelines, subsidies, and incentives.
As per forecast indications the country is expected to achieve an electric vehicle penetration rate exceeding 30 percent by 2030 if all goes well as per plans in this regard.
China’s new energy vehicle giant BYD is planning to launch its first car produced in Pakistan in about a year by July/August 2026 to meet the growing demand for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the region.
Construction of the Pakistani plant has been underway near Karachi since April 2025. The plant initially will have an annual production capacity of 25000 vehicles. The factory will commence its production activities by assembling imported parts while also locally producing some non-electric components locally. Initial production will only be for the domestic Pakistani market but there is potential for export to other right-handed drive countries in due course of time, depending on the transportation costs and prospective markets economic conditions.
