Hybrid cars

After years of downtrends in Pakistan's auto industry, the trend of launching new cars (either electric or hybrid) is revived. This year, the local car sector received a number of vehicles (GUGO GIGI mini EV,…

In the modern world, where the emerging energy and climate crisis has become a reality, global automakers seem to have embarked on embracing sustainable energy vehicles. Hybrid and electric powertrains are…

It’s not even been twenty-four hours since the new fiscal budget 2024-25 was proposed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb; the local car industry has started feeling the heat of the imposition of new taxes.…

Ghandhara Automobiles Limited has emerged as a major player in the local car market. To meet customers’ demand, the company is aggressively working to expand its dealership network for its brand, Chery, in…

When the global auto industry looks inclined towards electric technology while trying to push hybrid machines into a secondary position, lets accept the emerging reality that ‘hybrid is growing’. Surprising…

Continuing its policy of imposing new taxes on the auto industry, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved massive Regulatory Duty (RD) hikes on CBU units of Electric Vehicles…

One of Pakistan's biggest auto manufacturers, Toyota Indus Motor Company (IMC), recently revealed its plans to invest $100 million in hybrid cars. The report stirred up some arguments in the market. Many posed…

The world is swiftly moving towards electric mobility to phase out the carbon footprint from the atmosphere. It all started with the introduction of hybrid cars in the auto sector. Hybrid cars possess a…

We at PakWheels reported in October that a white 2016 Tesla S70 has landed in Pakistan--first ever Tesla electric car to make its way to the country. We discussed its Pros and Cons in detail for PakWheelers so…

Back in February 2017, Pakistan's one of the biggest conglomerates, Nishat Group, announced that it will be entering country's accelerating automotive industry via a joint venture with South Korean auto…

Is a hybrid car expensive to maintain? A lot of people get worried about buying a hybrid; they worry that it is complicated, it is very expensive to buy and it will cost a lot more to maintain than non-hybrid…

Honda previously had a tough time coming up with a decent hybrid system that could challenge Toyota's HSD on equal level and has now shown off a game-changing electric motor which will be used to power their…

Although fuel prices are relatively down these days, you can be assured they will be on a rise sooner or later. The price of per barrel crude oil has already reached $50 in the international market. And we in…

Toyota has yet again reached another milestone, selling over nine million hybrid vehicles since the beginning of the production. Toyota has reported to have sold over nine million units at the end of April 30,…

Beijing-based RandD firm, TechRules, has caused quite a stir at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. And the buzz was not about its sleek, carbon-fiber-bodied supercars but what’s powering them – a range-extending…