At least 13 MG (Morris Garages) electric cars imported from South Korea were damaged when a loaded trailer overturned near Nawabshah.
According to the media reports, the speeding trailer turned turtle near Dino Machine area of Daulatpur in Nawabshah on National Highway on Friday.
Motorway Police shared the details of the accident, saying that the trailer was on its way to Lahore from Karachi when it overturned.
They added that no loss of life was reported due to the accident. In terms of monetary value, each car was worth almost Rs9 million.
In December, the federal cabinet had approved Pakistan’s first Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy. The EV Policy and the Mobile Manufacturing Policy was endorsed by the Federal Cabinet, following their approval by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on December 16.
Earlier, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, while attending the ceremony of an upgraded version of Lahore Chambers of Commerce website, said that the battery-powered electric cars would hit the roads of Pakistan very soon.
He further added that the government is taking every step to make Pakistan environmental friendly and economically strong.
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