First BMW Charging Station Installed By Dewan Motors in Karachi

[SherDil]

Following the inauguration of Pakistan’s first ever public charging station at Emporium Mall in Lahore, Dewan Motors installed another station for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles at Dolmen Mall in Karachi.



This is an ongoing drive of Dewan Motors to provide public charging stations called ChargeNow from BMW for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles of German origin in Pakistan.

Chairman Dewan Motors, Dewan Mohammad Yousuf Farooqui said,

We are happy to be the pioneer in this technological advancement because we foresee the growth potential of Electromobility in Pakistan.

Though we provide complementary BMW iWallbox domestic chargers to our customers and they charge their vehicles either at home or at work, the BMW ChargeNow infrastructure will allow them to top up at convenient locations while on the go.

BMW ChargeNow
BMW ChargeNow is a network of charging stations that provides BMW plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle owners with easy, quick and secure charging services.

By 2030, 60 % of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. When it comes to shaping future mobility, the BMW Group considers the entire value chain, offering innovative services and solutions to improve urban mobility.

Dewan Motors, with this initiative has put Pakistan amongst the developed countries that understand the importance of depleting natural resources and are geared to take measures to protect them. CEO Dewan Motors, Ms. Nabiha D. Yousuf says,

We are concerned about the environment and want to safeguard our planet’s future. Our latest BMW plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles offer even greater mobility than conventional Hybrid vehicles making it possible to have everyday motoring purely on electric mode with practically little to no requirement for fossil fuels.

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[somebozo]

Pakistan government does not see the importance of having modren efficient cars on roads rather it sees automobile market as another cow to milk so consumers have been left at mercy of locally produced junk at the prices of luxury cars overseas..ever since Nazi Germany government have made efforts to turn cars into essential needs but only in Pakistan they are still treated as luxury..the abundance of old, inefficient vehicles on streets is not only a public safety danger but also costing national treasury massive bills in fuel imports..

 

[Hyde]

I think Toyota Prius is the only Hybrid car that we import in large numbers so it makes more sense to have charging stations for Prius. I am not sure how many people use BMW electric cars in Karachi but yeah 1 or 2 charging stations are symbolic and will be handy for BMW customers

 

[Techy Hassan]

And what about Toyota Mirai ?
https://ssl.toyota.com/mirai/fcv.html