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Pakistan approved an ambitious National Electric Vehicles Policy (NEVP) in November, with targets and incentives aimed at seeing electric vehicles capture 30% of all the passenger vehicle and heavy-duty truck sales by 2030, and 90% by 2040. It sets even more ambitious goals for two- and three-wheelers and buses; 50% of new sales by 2030 and 90% by 2040. Read the detailed report: https://theicct.org/blog/staff/pakistan%E2%80%99s-national-electric-vehicle-policy-charging-towards-future

Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation works to strengthen the energy security of India by aiding the designand implementation of policies that support renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transportsolutions. Read the detailed report on the below link https://shaktifoundation.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Handbook-ERickshaw-deployment-in-Indian-Cities.pdf

Research work on the problem of banning two-stroke auto-rickshaws in Lahore was undertaken in different contexts such as its impact on the socio-economic status of rickshaw drivers, factory workers engaged in rickshaw manufacture, rickshaw manufacturers, rickshaw users, etc, and quantification of its benefits and costs to have an idea about its socio-economic implications. As the preliminary enquiry revealed that the problem had many policy implications also, it was resolved to do some primary spade work with this reference in mind. Click