EV charging in Pakistan: frequently asked questions

At home on the off-peak rate it is Rs 34.53 per kWh, so a 60 kWh battery fills for about Rs 2,072. At a public DC fast charger most listed rates run from PKR 100 to 150 per kWh (the full range runs from PKR 70 to 200), with a median of PKR 115 at chargers of 43 kW and up. The arithmetic in full.

Yes, by a wide margin when it is charged at home. A mid-size electric car costs about Rs 587 per 100 km at the off-peak home rate, against about Rs 2,792 for a petrol car doing 12 km per litre. Charged only at public fast chargers the gap is much smaller. Work out your own month.

Yes. Finding chargers, planning trips and navigation are free on Android and iOS. You pay only for the electricity when you charge at a Sarai charger, from a prepaid wallet in rupees. Pricing.

The lowest DC rate listed on this site is PKR 70 per kWh, at Thal Rice Mill - Chowk Azam in Layyah. Every listed rate is in the price list. The full price list.

This site lists 133 public charging stations across 33 cities and the motorways, 91 of them DC fast chargers of 43 kW or more. The Sarai app maps 191 in total, including private home wallboxes. The directory.

Open the map and press Near me. It sorts every charger by distance from where you are and links each one to its page. The app does the same with driving directions and live status. Open the map.

It depends on the network. At a Sarai charger you start from the app by scanning the QR code or over Bluetooth, and the cost comes off your prepaid wallet. Other networks use their own app, an RFID card or an attendant. The guide walks through each. How to use a public charger.

Yes, with planning, on the main motorways. The route pages list the DC fast chargers on each road in driving order and show which stretches are too long for a given range. Motorway routes.

An electric car needs power at some point between one drive and the next, not all the time. Most owners charge overnight on a schedule. For public chargers, check that one is working before you drive to it. Charging through load-shedding.

Almost every electric car sold new in Pakistan takes CCS2 for DC fast charging and Type 2 for AC, and almost every public fast charger has a CCS2 cable. A few older or imported cars use GB/T or CHAdeMO. Connector types explained.

On a 7 kW home wallbox, overnight. On a DC fast charger, 20 to 80 percent takes roughly 20 to 50 minutes depending on the car's own limit and the charger's speed. The calculator gives the time for every model at five charger speeds. Charging time calculator.

Brochure figures come from laboratory cycles that are gentler than a Pakistani motorway. This site puts each rated figure at a steady 80 km/h for its test standard, then works out the distance at 100 km/h with 10 percent kept in reserve. Air resistance grows with the square of speed, so at 120 km/h a car covers roughly 60 percent of what it does at 80. Range converter.

The Alektra Metro 2-Door, at PKR 10.45 lakh to 11.45 lakh, the official ex-factory price as of November 2026. 71 fully electric cars are on sale, and the finder narrows them by budget, shape and range. Electric car finder.

If you can charge at home, an electric car costs the least to run. If you cannot, a hybrid needs nothing but petrol. A plug-in hybrid sits between them and pays off only if it is plugged in every night. The three compared.

It shows every charger in Pakistan on a live map, plans a trip with the charging stops laid out for your car, navigates turn by turn, and starts and pays for a charge at Sarai chargers from a prepaid wallet. The app.

Yes. It is free on Google Play and on the App Store. Get the app.

Message or call the support line on WhatsApp, from 9am to 9pm every day. For a session or a payment, send the date and the amount. Support.

Add it in the app and it appears on this site the next night, after it has been checked. If you own the charger, message support to have it listed under your name. How the data is checked.

Yes. Any charge point that speaks OCPP 1.6 can be brought online through the operator platform, priced, monitored and paid out. A site with space and no charger can host one. EV charging for business.