Government of Pakistan has decided to launch electric buses in the country to combat air pollution.
The federal government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with private ride-hailing service to introduce electric vehicles in the country.
According to Radio Pakistan, The MoU was signed by Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhary and CEO of bus hailing service in Islamabad.As per MoU, the company will introduce electric battery-powered buses and also spend 12 billion rupees to expand its transport bus service in the country.
The federal cabinet meeting, held on November 4, had given approval to the draft policy of electric motor vehicles.