Sazgar Deluxe EV Electric Rickshaw (90Ah / 125Ah)

The Sazgar Deluxe EV is the production version of the eVe - the classic Pakistani passenger rickshaw body, re-engineered around a 72V lithium battery - and as of 2 August 2026 it is one of the very few electric rickshaws in Pakistan with an official, government-published price: Rs 1,100,000 for the 90Ah variant and Rs 1,270,000 for the 125Ah on the PAVE portal's three-wheeler list. Under the scheme's self-finance path, the Rs 400,000 subsidy brings those to an effective Rs 700,000 and Rs 870,000.

Two honesty notes up front. First, the "Sazgar electric rickshaw for Rs 5-6 lakh" you may have read - including in our own July 2026 guide - matches no live listing we could open today; those numbers belong to the no-name lead-acid segment. Second, Sazgar has never published a retail price for this vehicle outside the scheme (Gari.pk's spec page literally lists it at "PKR 0"), and we found zero marketplace listings - the scheme is the channel.

Specifications

Sazgar publishes no separate Deluxe EV datasheet; the official eVe spec page is the source for the platform, and the PAVE list's battery options match it exactly:

The eVe page also lists a 160Ah / 11.5 kWh / 210 km variant with a 3 kW motor - it exists on the spec sheet but is in no priced channel we could find. Chemistry: Sazgar says only "lithium-ion... the same batteries used in electric cars"; third-party scheme coverage says LiFePO4; the subtype is unconfirmed by the maker.

Honest assessment

Pros. The body is the Deluxe - the best-selling rickshaw shape in the country, with parts and panel availability everywhere Sazgar's dealer network reaches. The drivetrain removes the engine-maintenance line entirely: no oil, no filters, no clutch, R-N-D knob instead of gears. The lithium-only policy means the pack should outlast several lead-acid swap cycles, and Sazgar's iteration history (2015 prototype, 2018 lithium prototype, 2020 launch, 2021 redesign, 2024 license) is that of a manufacturer, not an importer with stickers.

Cons. Sticker price is the obvious one: Rs 1.1-1.27 million buys two petrol rickshaws, and without a PAVE allocation there is no way we could verify to buy this vehicle at all. Documentation is thin for a flagship: no published motor torque or top-speed figures beyond the old eVe page, no payload rating, no official warranty terms, and range numbers that are the maker's own approximations. The 2 kW motor on the 90Ah variant is modest for a fully loaded rickshaw on flyover ramps - the 3 kW / 125Ah is the one built for real commercial duty.

Who should buy. An operator with scheme access who runs 60-140 km/day and can charge at home overnight - the fuel arithmetic (below) pays the lithium premium back fastest for exactly this profile. Buyers needing intercity range, or who cannot wait out e-balloting, should look at the hub page for the wider market picture first.

Pakistan reality check

Buying route. Register at pave.gov.pk (ages 21-65, valid license, active bank account), enter e-balloting against a national allocation of 3,170 three-wheelers. Self-finance: pay order to Sazgar for the full Rs 1,100,000 / 1,270,000, delivery within 60 days, Rs 400,000 back to your bank after document verification. Bank lease: Rs 200,000 upfront subsidy plus an interest-free Rs 880,000 loan paid to the OEM - which covers Rs 1,080,000, leaving a cash gap of Rs 20,000 (90Ah) or Rs 190,000 (125Ah) plus fees, repaid monthly through partner banks.

The commercial math, stated as arithmetic. A 125Ah full charge is 9 kWh. At a Rs 60/kWh tariff that is ~Rs 540 per charge; against Sazgar's 160 km claim, Rs 3.4/km - call it Rs 4/km loaded and hot. A petrol rickshaw at ~30 km/L and ~Rs 270/L is ~Rs 9/km, plus oil changes and tune-ups the EV skips. At 80 km/day, 26 days/month: roughly Rs 10,500-11,500/month saved on energy alone. Against the ~Rs 370,000-870,000 premium over a petrol rickshaw (depending on subsidy), that is a roughly 3-7 year energy-only payback - the subsidy is what makes the case work, so get the allocation before you get excited.

Range honesty. 100/160 km are Sazgar's approximations for what we assume is an unladen vehicle in mild conditions. Three passengers, 45C afternoons, and two years of pack aging will take real double-digit percentages off. Plan routes on 70% of claimed range and treat anything better as margin.

Battery replacement reality. The e-rickshaw market's defining cost is the lead-acid swap: Rs 90,000-100,000 of batteries every 12-15 months on cheap vehicles. The Deluxe EV's lithium pack avoids that cycle, but no official replacement price for an out-of-warranty pack is published anywhere we could find - and at roughly half the vehicle's value, that unknown is the single biggest line in the 5-year cost model. Ask the dealer for the pack replacement price in writing; the answer (or refusal) is information.

Charging and DISCO reality. 4-5 hours from a home socket at 9 kWh is a ~2 kW draw - within any normal domestic sanctioned load, no special meter or three-phase needed. Overnight charging also lands in off-peak windows where DISCOs offer them. A solar-charged unit (panels + daytime charging) takes the marginal cost per km toward zero, which is the whole game for owner-operators.

Price context vs rivals (August 2026)

Official PAVE list, passenger rickshaws, 2 August 2026:

Sazgar's premium over the cheapest listed rickshaw is Rs 300,000+; over Nova's comparable model, Rs 94,000 at the 125Ah level. What it buys is the license-first record, the biggest three-wheeler dealer network in the country, and a listed company to hold the warranty - once you have that warranty in writing, which is the step this market skips. The loader sibling is on its own page: Tempo Electric Loader.