Pakistan

Sindh govt test runs Karachi’s first electric buses

  • Bus routes will be finalised after tests are complete
Published November 7, 2022

The Sindh government began on Monday the test drive of the city's first electric bus, a move aimed at improving the environment of the city where vehicular emissions contribute to poor air quality.

In a tweet, Sindh Minister Labour and Human Resources Saeed Ghani shared pictures of the bus.

These will be Pakistan’s first-ever electrical public transport vehicles that are completely environment-friendly, Sindh Information and Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Sunday.

Bus routes will be finalised after the tests are complete.

Sindh govt to run tests for Karachi’s first electric buses

Last year, Sindh Transport Minister Syed Owais Shah had launched Pakistan’s first electric bus in Karachi. He had said the buses would be brought on to the city’s roads in cooperation with the private sector.

As many as 100 electric buses were supposed to hit the roads by the end of 2021, but this did not transpire.

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samir sardana Nov 07, 2022 07:19pm
ARE THESE GOP OWNED BUSES ? OR BOUGHT BY PVT PLAYERS WITH GOP LICENSE, AND TENDER FEES TO THE GOP, WITH TICKET SALES GO-ING TO PVT PLAYER ? GOP BUS CANNOT BE VIABLE AS GOP WILL NOT CLAIM DEPRECIATION AND TAX BREAKS ON TOP OF THAT THE BUS STAFF WILL BE GOP LIABILITY FOR 30 YEARS ! BEST IS TO TENDER TO PVT SECTOR,LET THEM KEEP TICKET PROCEEDS AND COLLECT A DEPOSIT FROM THE BUS OPERATORS. LIKE A TOLL ROAD - GOP CAN FIX THE MAX TICKET RATES AND ESCALATON !
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