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EV charging · Karachi

EV charging stations in Karachi

15chargers listed
11DC fast (43 kW+)
240kW fastest
80PKR/kWh DC from
In short

Karachi has 15 public EV chargers in and around the city, 11 of them DC fast (43 kW and up) and 5 at 100 kW or more. The fastest is EV Charging Station at 240 kW; the cheapest listed DC price is PKR 80/kWh at EV Charging Station. Every electric vehicle charging station below is listed with power, connectors and price, fastest first, and the Sarai app shows which are free right now.

Top picks

The three you will actually use

Fastest EV Charging Station North Karachi Industrial Area, Sector 12-D, Plot No. 11, Karachi, Sindh 240 kW DCPKR 80/kWh Shortest stop for a car that takes the rate Cheapest DC EV Charging Station North Nazimabad, Block-A, Office No. 15, KDA Apartment, Shop No. 34, Last Shop, St-08, Karachi, Sindh 120 kW DCPKR 80/kWh Lowest listed price on a fast charger Nearest the centre GO Petroleum - Libra Autos Civil Lines, Karachi, Sindh 160 kW DCPKR 110/kWh 2.7 km from the city centre

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All 15 chargers in Karachi

Distance is from the city centre

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Karachi in detail

Charging in Karachi: who, how much, how late

Who runs them
Sites with no operator listed 6 (all DC), Shell Recharge 4 (all DC), HUBCO Green 3 (all DC), Solcraft 1 (all DC), Dolmen Mall 1. Every network in Pakistan.
What it costs
DC charging is listed from PKR 80 to PKR 130 per kWh across 14 chargers, with PKR 110 the middle price. At that price 100 km in a typical EV costs about Rs 1,870, against about Rs 401 charged at home off-peak. How the prices compare.
Open all night
5 chargers list 24-hour opening: GO Petroleum - Libra Autos, Caltex EV Charger Karachi, Shell Recharge Askari 4, Shell Recharge Creek Vista DHA Phase 8 and 1 more.
Plugs
CCS2 at 14, CHAdeMO at 1, Type 2 at 1. Which plug your car needs.
Electricity
K-Electric supplies Karachi. The off-peak EV rate at home needs a time-of-use meter from K-Electric, and scheduled load-shedding is set feeder by feeder, so check yours before counting on an overnight charge. Charging around load-shedding.
Nearest motorway stop
The Karachi toll plaza on the M-9, about 25 km away, with 2 chargers.

Guides: Charging during load-shedding · CCS2, Type 2, CHAdeMO or GB/T: which plug · Using a public charger, step by step · Charging at home: meter, wallbox, cost.

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Before you drive across Karachi for a charger, ask. Drivers post live reports, queues and outages, and the planner drops a charger the moment it is reported down.

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Leaving Karachi

Motorway routes with the stops worked out

Nearby

Chargers in cities around Karachi

No public charger is listed yet in Bela (167 km). Each page shows the closest place to charge.

Questions

Charging in Karachi

How many EV charging stations are there in Karachi?

15 public chargers are listed in and around Karachi, of which 11 are DC fast chargers (43 kW or more), from the Sarai network and community listings.

Which is the fastest EV charger in Karachi?

EV Charging Station at 240 kW, at North Karachi Industrial Area, Sector 12-D, Plot No. 11, Karachi, Sindh. On a car that accepts that rate, 20 to 80 percent takes roughly 20 to 30 minutes.

How much does EV charging cost in Karachi?

DC fast charging in Karachi is listed at PKR 80/kWh to PKR 130/kWh. The app shows the price at each charger before you start a session.

Which connector do I need in Karachi?

Nearly every DC fast charger in Pakistan is CCS2, which fits BYD, MG, Tesla (with adapter), Kia, Hyundai and the Chinese imports. AC chargers are Type 2. A car page on this site lists what each model takes.

See what's free in Karachi right now

Live availability on Sarai chargers, community reports on the rest, and one-tap charging from a PKR wallet.

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