Islamabad: The good news for motorcyclists annoyed by the price touches the petrol skies is that electric motorbikes are now being manufactured in Pakistan which can be run at just 500 rupees a month on 50 km average.
According to the British Broadcasting BBC, two companies in Sahiwal, Punjab province of Pakistan, have mutually claimed to have manufactured electric-powered motorcycles locally instead of petrol, which is similar to a conventional motorcycle. But it has an electric powered engine instead of a petrol engine.
Even though electric-powered motorcycles have been in Pakistan for over a decade, they are all imported, costing millions but due to being expensive, these motorcycles are out of the reach of the middle class. The bike is manufactured locally.
Osman Shaikh, of Sahiwal-based Ouj Technologies, assembled the components used in the manufacture of electric bikes in Pakistan on a motorcycle commercial basis, with traditional parts such as gear, kicks, gear levers, moble oils and The China Gari Set is not needed and it is also environmentally friendly.
Usman Shaikh also told the BBC that we have taken advantage of the existing gasoline-powered ecosystem and developed the electric battery system locally, as well as the controller, battery management system (BMS). ), Charger, motor and battery pack.
These electric bikes have a range of 70 km, after which they can be charged within 5 hours at home or at work. These bikes provide up to 50km average, which means that the average motorcycle's petrol expenditure in the same range will be 4,000 a month, while in electric bikes it will only cost 500.
The pollution-free, noise-free environmentally-friendly and low-cost electric motorcycle is initially priced at Rs 88,000 while a petrol-powered motorcycle can be converted into an electric motorcycle. The use of electric vehicles and motorcycles is common in many countries in China, Japan and Europe.