Punjab Launches Electric Rickshaw Factory in Raiwind! Big EV Push Begins

Punjab just took a real step toward cleaner transport. Minister Shafay Hussain opened the province’s first full electric rickshaw manufacturing plant in Raiwind this week.

What the New Factory Actually Builds

Workers assemble everything on site – chassis, body, battery pack, motor, and controller. Each electric rickshaw price will start around Rs 450,000–550,000, depending on battery size. No petrol, no CNG, zero tailpipe smoke. The plant already created 200 direct jobs and can scale up fast.

Punjab Electric Vehicle Policy Is Now Live

The minister confirmed that the provincial EV policy 2025 is final. It offers tax breaks, cheaper electricity rates for charging stations, and easier licenses for commercial EVs. An environment credit policy is next – companies earn credits when they switch fleets to electric.

1,000 Electric Buses Are Coming

Punjab ordered 1,000 battery electric buses from China. First deliveries land in 2026. Instead of keeping them imported forever, a local electric bus assembly plant will open in Punjab within two years.

Smog and Pollution Target

One petrol rickshaw pumps out as much pollution as 50 new cars. Replace a few thousand with electric rickshaws in Lahore and the winter smog numbers drop fast. Same math works for the diesel buses being replaced.

Sialkot Industrial Estate Gets Green Light

While in Raiwind, the minister also approved a 1,400-acre new industrial zone in Sialkot. Factories there can produce EV parts, batteries, or even full vehicles and qualify for the new EV incentives.

What’s Coming to Punjab Roads

• Electric rickshaw for sale signs in Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan

• Public charging stations at CNG pumps and markets

• Lahore electric bus routes starting in 2026

• Cheaper running cost for loaders and passenger rickshaws

• Cleaner air on bad AQI days

Punjab is moving from talk to actual factories and buses. The Raiwind electric rickshaw plant is running today. The buses are already paid for. If the policies stay steady, the province will have more electric vehicles on the road than any other part of Pakistan by 2027, and most of them built right here.