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All You Need to Know About Pakistan’s First Local Electric Car [Images]

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Electric cars are the future, however, their high price and unavailability in Pakistan have stopped them from becoming mainstream. That’s about to change now with the introduction of Pakistan’s first ever electric car called Nur-E 75.

Developed by the DICE foundation, a US-based NGO run by Pakistanis, the electric hatchback aims to break into a market dominated by economy cars like Suzuki Alto. Nur-E’s prototype was officially unveiled on the 14th of August at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi around 4 pm.

Nur-E will be sold under a company called Jaxari whose name was inspired by the Muslim scientist Ismail-al-Jazari.

Design

Here’s the electric car in all its glory, images courtesy of PakWheels.

Design-wise it takes cues from Honda E and N-One, with the front looking remarkably similar to the two hatchbacks, giving it a modern yet retro-inspired look with round headlights and a blocky face. Unlike the front, however, the rear looks simple and uninteresting, the prototype looked as if it wasn’t assembled properly as certain elements looked misaligned.

Moving on to the interior, the dashboard has a clean look but seems old as if it was taken from a 2007-era car. The white AC vents don’t seem to be adjustable and the black plastic on the door sides and the dashboard look low-quality. That said, this is a prototype after all, so if DICE improves on the interior a bit and fixes up the back, Nur-E 75 looks like a promising new electric car for Pakistan.

Power and Range

As for the powertrain, the hatchback will be powered by a 107HP/200Nm single electric motor, with a top speed of 127 Km/hr. It will feature a 35 KWhr battery which the company claims will be good for 200KM of range with the AC on. Keep in mind that the range may vary depending on your driving speed and if you use the AC or not.

Charging it will take about 7-8 hours through a regular charger, and around 2 hours from a faster DC charger.

Price and Availability

According to Dr. Khurshid Qureshi, founder, and chairman of the DICE foundation, Nur-E 75 competes with the likes of Nissan Leaf and Honda e which are priced at $35,000 – $45,000 internationally, however, it will be priced lower than that in Pakistan.

When another official was asked about pricing estimates, they said that it will not be available for less than Rs. 2 million. Given these comments, it could be priced around Rs. 3-4 million, though you should take it with a grain of salt as pricing isn’t confirmed yet.

Dr. Khurshid adds that commercial production will start around Q4 2024, with around 60% of its parts produced locally. Localization of its parts will increase to 80% in the coming years, according to the foundation’s chairman.

We’ll keep you posted on any new developments on electric cars and Nur-E in particular.

Via PakWheels, Brecorder

Feature image via Awam PK


  • exterior is bad but Interior is horrible ! looks like recycled plastic. AC vents are fixed. Sharp square edges, ugly design. i am sure the makers/designers will not even BUY one for themselves. lol
    don’t bother

  • Good initiative, I’m sure they can improve it even more with time. Kudos

  • What I found funny was the way the introduction of this EV was handled and received by people. Especially The Pak wheels “first look review”. It was rude and in poor taste to say the least. Not to mention that it missed the whole point of the exercise of displaying this prototype.

    This is NOT a product at this time. This is NOT even a prototype of the product at this time. It is a very early proof of concept and a prototype OF THAT concept. It will not have the the best finishing or bespoke parts or anything at this time. “Reviewing” it like a finalized product is wrong. What are you out to review? The only thing that actively needs “reviewing” here is the lack of knowledge on their part. The way the Pakwheels “journalists” handled it, they seemed to miss this simple fact completely. They started to talk about Toyota rearview mirrors. So what?! Being “auto journalists” don’t they know what stage this is in right now?

    Those who follows the international auto industry will have heard of a solar EV startup company from Germany called SONO. They are a small startup. Their first proof of concept solar EV was based on the shell of an old Mercedes A1. They also had the same lack of finishing on the inside. Just the bare minimum. Will you penalize them as you have penalized this Pakistani startup? Our Pakistani guys used “toyota” rearview mirrors. The company from Germany used a whole car form Mercedes!

    Being small startups. They need to prioritize where the money is best spent. Instead of beautification of this very early proof of concept, they need to spend the money on their infrastructure and technology and when they are ready they will give the full, finalized prototype of their (almost) market ready product. That is still at least a year and a half away.

    Instead of creating uneducated hype. Maybe do your homework before giving your “expert reviews”…

  • Good effort. We must appreciate such initiatives. When india started maruti, it wasnt goos looking but later they developed it..whats important is that we have taken a step ourself… Best wishes… Keep it up


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