Twin cities shift gears to electric vehicles

Several charging stations have been set up at fuel stations and in commercial areas of the twin cities.A resident of Islamabad Sohail Tanveer who recently bought an electric bike, said, "My monthly petrol expense was around Rs12,000.

Now my electricity charging cost is less than Rs1,500.

It is very economical."He said that it is easy to handle, no noise and no need to stand in queues at petrol pumps.

"For students, electric scooter is the best as no petrol tension and very low maintenance noting that he charge it at home at night and use it whole day," he added.Ride-hailing rider, Sultan said EV has doubled his savings as he used to spend half of his earning on petrol adding that with an electric bike, he save more and earn more.

"EV has changed my life as a delivery rider, fuel was my biggest expense.

Now my savings have almost doubled.

I just charge it for 3 hours and ride 100 kilometres," he commented.A car owner, Saba Ahmed from Rawalpindi, said she switched to an electric car for a smooth and environment-friendly drive.

"There is no engine noise, no smoke and it is very comfortable for city driving," she said.

Twin cities shift gears to electric vehicles APP | Updated 6 minutes ago | Rising fuel costs drive a shift towards EVs in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.