ISLAMABAD: The government has launched its first-ever electronic balloting for electric two- and three-wheelers under the Pakistan Accelerated Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) Scheme, a major step toward clean and affordable transport.
Federal Secretary for Industries and Production, Saif Anjum, inaugurated the digital draw, which allocated 40,000 electric motorcycles and 1,000 electric rickshaws to successful applicants from across Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
The event was supervised by the Engineering Development Board (EDB), with CEO Khuda Bux and Additional Secretary Asif Saeed Lughmani present.
The Ministry of Industries & Production received 269,161 applications for the scheme. A Balloting Oversight Committee carried out the draw via the PAVE Online Portal to ensure transparency.
Applicants can check their results using their CNIC or application ID, while manufacturers will handle delivery, after-sales service, and warranties.
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Under the scheme, buyers of electric two-wheelers will get Rs50,000 subsidy if purchased through bank leasing and Rs80,000 for self-financed purchases. For three-wheelers, subsidies are Rs200,000 and Rs400,000, respectively.
Anjum said the initiative supports Pakistan’s National Electric Vehicle Policy (NEVP), aiming for 30% of all new vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric.
Officials said the scheme could save $1 billion in fuel imports, reduce 4.5 million tons of carbon emissions, cut health costs from pollution, create over 100,000 green jobs, boost local manufacturing, and strengthen the country’s industrial base.
“This marks the beginning of Pakistan’s green transport revolution,” Anjum added.
