EV "Nasr E70" to Be Tested in July - Hisham Tawfiq

Minister of Public Enterprise Sector Hisham Tawfiq on Wednesday attended a conference to launch E70 Electric Vehicle (EV), which will be manufactured in Egypt as of mid 2022.

The ceremony was also attended by Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea.

Tawfiq said the electric cars, which will be manufactured by El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, will be tested in Egypt’s streets in the beginning of July.

As many as 13 cars were imported, of which nine cars will be tested in Egypt by drivers from Uber company, he added.

Tawfiq noted that the production of electric vehicles is meant to go in line with directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to localize eco-friendly industries which also involve modern technology.

The manufacturing of these electric cars will start in Egypt under a memorandum of understanding recently inked between El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company and the Chinese Dongfeng Motor Corporation.

The project gives a strong start to manufacturing electric cars in Egypt and in the North Africa region, Tawfiq said, adding that it will revive the work of El Nasr Company after a hiatus that lasted for a decade.

Manufacturing this car would lead to cutting consumption of fossil fuel and coping with development in the international automobile industry, Tawfiq added.