KARACHI: Amid rising demand attributable to a pointy enhance in petrol prices, electrical bike assemblers have raised their prices by Rs5,000.
The assemblers attribute the rise to greater sea freight prices, rising logistics bills in transporting imported components from Karachi seaport to factories, and elevated transportation prices brought on by hovering diesel prices.
Some assemblers carried out the brand new prices from April 3, whereas others will make them efficient from April 10.
Following the hike, prices of electrical bikes with completely different battery ranges (graphene and lithium) and motors now vary between Rs125,000 and Rs350,000.
An assembler in its letter knowledgeable sellers that items transporters have raised their charges by 30 per cent. However, the Transporters of Goods Association introduced a 60pc enhance in fares following the surge in diesel prices, calling the hike essential to offset transportation prices and preserve the provision chain. They additionally urged importers and exporters to make sure uninterrupted operations.
Attribute hike to greater sea freight, logistics and gasoline prices
Bike sector professional Mohammad Sabir Sheikh stated the market is altering and many individuals are shifting to electrical bikes, anticipating a petroleum scarcity within the wake of the Middle East battle.
Electric bikes will dominate if the battle intensifies and petrol turns into much more costly. Consumers who beforehand hesitated now really feel relieved with electrical bikes, which provide important financial savings for each the thoughts and the pocket, regardless of points such as mediocre resale worth and low highway clearance, particularly on Karachi’s poor highway infrastructure, he added.
Sabir Sheikh was of the opinion that when electrical bikes obtain greater gross sales volumes, their resale worth is predicted to enhance. He claimed that prime demand has induced a scarcity of electrical bikes, which has barely slowed gross sales of petrol-pushed bikes.
He noticed that even homeowners of costly vehicles and SUVs favor petrol-pushed bikes for each day use, as 4-wheelers are expensive to function amid excessive petrol prices.
Recently, an electrical bike assembler’s gross sales group celebrated promoting over 7,000 models in March alone, marking a milestone for the corporate. Sales of petrol-pushed bikes in Pakistan have remained strong through the first eight months of FY26, however the March figures from the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association will present a clearer image of the market pattern amid rising prices and the shift in the direction of electrical bikes.
Published in Dawn, April fifth, 2026
