Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday stressed the need to promote environment-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide, saying the shift could help conserve foreign exchange reserves amid rising global oil prices, state-run APP reported.
Addressing a ceremony of provision of eco-smart EVs to the Islamabad Capital Traffic Police, the prime minister said such energy saving initiatives should be emulated by all the law enforcement agencies and provinces.
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He observed that a total of 15 electric vehicles were provided by the interior ministry, which ran on batteries without using petrol and oil, while another batch of vehicles would be inducted soon.
Terming the initiative a significant one, the prime minister said these steps would cast positive impacts upon the country’s foreign reserves.
The provision of eco-smart electric vehicles has been a part of the government’s energy-saving policy, according to the APP.
The work on fuel economy and electric vehicles policy had kickstarted prior to the current regional crises, resulting in the procurement of the vehicles, it reported.
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