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Not all EVs are equal: rethinking Pakistan’s auto policy
Pakistan’s draft Automotive and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026–31 gets the destination broadly right: electrifying transport, reducing the country’s petroleum import bill, conserving foreign exchange and building an export-oriented automotive industry are all worthwhile objectives. The proposed shift towards exports, higher domestic value addition, greater competition, technology adoption and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) represents an important structural change for Pakistan’s automotive sector. But the policy’s approach to different electric-vehicle technologies needs greater precision. T...
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