MoST to initiate separate regulatory board for EVs.

ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) had principally agreed to initiate the process of setting up a separate regulatory board other than Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) with equal representation of Electric Vehicles (EVs) manufacturers, experts and scientists for regulating the Eco-Friendly automobiles.

Talking to reporter, Pakistan Electric Vehicles and Parts Manufacturers and Traders Association (PEVPMTA) General Secretary Shaukat Qureshi said after the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting finalization the incentives for the left over four-wheeler EVs, the MoST was taken on board to develop a separate regulatory board other than AEDB that had no representation of EV manufacturers, experts and scientists who had been working on the advance technology.

He added that the MoST had principally agreed and would prepare a summary in this regard in accordance with Ministry of Climate Change for the Federal Cabinet's approval.

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