Pakistan's first electric car was developed; the nation's head was raised with pride.

     

Pakistan's first electric car was developed; the nation's head was raised with pride.

Pakistan's first electric car has been developed using the cooperation and expertise of Pakistanis abroad. A prototype of the car has been completed and will be unveiled four months later, after which mass production will begin and the car will be available in the market for Pakistanis in 2023.

 

This 'Made in Pakistan' electric car is one of the 4 mega projects run in Pakistan by the Dice Foundation, an organization of Pakistanis based in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The purpose of these projects is to accelerate Pakistan's economic development by utilizing the expertise and experience of Pakistanis abroad in the field of technology. Dr. Khurshid Qureshi, founder and chairman of Dice Foundation, says that the battery pack for this electric car is also being manufactured in Pakistan. The design and fabrication process will be completed in the next two months.

According to Dr. Khurshid Qureshi, one lack dollars has been spent on this project so far which has been donated by the members of the foundation. The speed of this car will be 120 km per hour while on a full charge of 8 hours this car will be able to cover a distance of 210 km. Dr. Khurshid said that it costs up to one hundred million to make a protoype of such a vehicle.