Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the province’s first e‑taxi program and handed keys to initial beneficiaries as the first 1,100 vehicles begin service in Lahore and other cities.
- The government will cover 50% of the down payment for men and 60% for women, bear registration, fitness and token taxes, and support five‑year repayments including markup costs.
- A 30% share is reserved for women drivers, whose taxis will carry a distinct color, and each vehicle includes a panic button linked to the Punjab Safe Cities Authority plus cameras, Wi‑Fi and charging ports.
- Cars are being registered with ride‑hailing platforms such as inDrive and Yango, fast chargers and public charging points are being installed, and vehicles feature GPS or smart meters with digital payments.
- Officials place single‑charge range at roughly 250–300 km and position the rollout within a wider green‑transport plan that expands Green Bus services to every tehsil and prepares trackless‑train and metrobus projects, while income projections for drivers vary across reports.