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Pakistan Auto Policy 2026 to 2031 announcing toll exemptions for new energy vehicles on motorways and national highways alongside EV tariff reforms

Pakistan Auto Policy 2026 Could Make Electric Cars Shockingly Cheaper With Toll-Free Motorways

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is planning to make one of the most important changes in automotive policy in recent history. The forthcoming Pakistan Auto Policy 2026-31 includes a provision that will exempt New Energy Vehicles from paying tolls on motorways and national highways. The exception includes three types of clean energy transport, namely battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid ... Read more
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Hybrid Tax Incentives Pakistan spark concerns as PAAPAM opposes proposed Auto Policy 2026-31 tax benefits for PHEV and REEV imports.

Auto Industry Warns Govt Against Massive Tax Breaks for Hybrid Vehicle Imports

LAHORE: Auto parts manufacturers in Pakistan have expressed concern regarding the introduction of tax benefits for hybrid cars under the new Auto Policy 2026-31, claiming that this policy can have a detrimental effect on domestic production and will result in job losses and substantial tax losses. PAAPAM has vehemently rejected a suggestion aimed at extending ... Read more
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Millat Tractors Bikes Limited enters Pakistan EV bike market through Chinese electric bike joint venture

Millat Tractors Enters Into Pakistan’s EV Bike Market With Chinese Giant

KARACHI: Millat Tractors Bikes Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Millat Tractors Limited has entered Pakistan’s rapidly growing EV bike market after signing a strategic joint venture with a Chinese electric bike manufacturer for local production and assembly.. This is perhaps one of the largest diversifications that the company has undertaken in recent times. It ... Read more
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Saudi Arabia Robobus autonomous AI self-driving bus Masjid Quba Madinah 700 metre route Vision 2030 smart transport 2026

Saudi Arabia Just Put a Self-Driving Bus Inside Islam’s Holiest Sites And It Actually Works

MADINAH, SAUDI ARABIA: The first global appearance of Robobus took place recently in the holy Masjid Quba mosque located in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, which brings together hundreds of years of religious history with artificial intelligence technology. Saudi General Transport Authority collaborated with Madinah Region Development Authority to actualize the project of testing Robobus in its ... Read more
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