Feasibility Study for the Electrification of Vehicles in Pakistan

Electric vehicles (EVs) have shown to be a viable alternative to fossil fuel vehicles (FFVs) in industrialized countries. The reason for the adoption of EVs in industrialized countries is that they outperform FFVs in terms of fuel usage, resulting in lower fuel imports, minimal environmental footprints, and less maintenance. The introduction of EVs in a developing country is a very demanding and challenging task. In this paper, the technical as well as economic aspects of introduction of EVs in Pakistan has been thoroughly explored. The statistical vehicle sale data for the past years has been considered to estimate the EVs requirement as per the Pakistan EV policy 2019. From the estimation, the electrical energy requirement to meet the policy targets has been calculated. From the calculated energy requirement, the details of charging infrastructure in major cities like Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, etc. have been determined. It was found that EV charging station must be present for every 3x3 km radius. Further, from the estimated EVs, the cost saved by not using fossil fuels which should be required to run FFVs has been determined. It has been concluded from the economic perspective that EVs can significantly decrease the requirement of fossil fuel and can result in huge amount of cost saving by not using Fossil fuel.