Car scrappage policy should have preceded EV policy: Toyota Pakistan
Says old cars, buses produce most pollution SAMAA | Bilal Hussain - Posted: Feb 24, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago SAMAA | Bilal Hussain Posted: Feb 24, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago
If the idea behind promoting electric cars is to reduce carbon emissions then the scrappage policy should have preceded the electric vehicle policy, says Ali Asghar Jamali, the CEO of Indus Motor Company that makes Toyota cars in Pakistan.
Pakistan has old cars, buses and trucks that produce most of the traffic pollution in the country, according to Jamali. The government has jumped to the EV policy when it should have done many other things with environment in focus, including rolling out a car scrappage policy.