ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan are rolling out the red carpet for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers. So far this year, India launched incentives such as reduced customs duties for foreign automakers to invest in India’s EV sector. Suzuki Motor pledged to invest 700 billion rupees (US$8 billion) in India, and to turn its Gujarat plant into the global production hub for its EVs. Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast established a US$500 million EV plant in Tamil Nadu, as part of a US$2 billion investment in India. Both India and Pakistan are aiming for EVs to account for 30 per cent of auto sales by 2030.