PM Imran Khan launched Pakistan’s first ever e-bike (electric bike) in a ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday.
PM praised the initiative in the ceremony undertaken by his government to introduce environment friendly vehicles. He further said that his government is taking measures to ensure Pakistan-generated wealth, because if it would not be done Pakistan will be out at elbows and time and again will have to turn to International Monetary Fund (IMF) which will only bankrupt the country.
“Our people have been tested time and again and each time, they have done well”, said the Prime Minister while praising the general public and common Pakistanis. He said that the objective behind these measures of his government is that the faith of the people may be restored in the government.
While addressing the importance of e-vehicles, Prime Minister said that e-vehicles are important to Pakistan as they would help reduce environment pollution. He emphasized on the significance of Billion Tree Tsunami Project. Khan further said that the cities of Pakistan are sprawling fast due to the fast increase in population and without proper planning. Due to lack of planning, the cities faced problems such as water and energy shortages etc.
He also said that it is of paramount importance that Pakistan uses its own raw materials to manufacture products and reduce its reliance on imports.
Pakistan’s first locally produced e-bike
The launching of e-bike is the part of the government’s five-year electric vehicles policy 2020-2025 which was approved last year. The policy targeted to introduce robust electric vehicle in the market.
The principal trademark of the policy is the piecemeal transformation of the auto-mobile industry as it would be covering two and three wheelers providing incentives to farmers.
The e-bike to be launched is manufactured by a local Pakistani company, Jolta Electric, the contrivance company have five years of experience in design, development and manufacturing in China. The launching of this e-bike marks the first step towards electrifying the automobile industry.
The e-bike is to be available in various models including JE-70, JE-70 L, JE-70 D, JE- 100 L, JE-125 L, JE- Scooty and JE- Sports bike. All the models are energy efficient and can be charged overnight and with features such as no clutch and gear and a relatively lower maintenance cost. All models only have little difference between them, various models of jolta e-bikes have different speed specifications from 10 to 60 kilometer per hour and 60 to 100 kilometer after full charge.
