Nearly 8,500 ‘green’ vehicles are now on the roads of Dubai as the emirate seeks to drive forward efforts to provide innovative and sustainable transport solutions.
As part of the Dubai Green Mobility Strategy 2030, the emirate has seen an increase of registered electric vehicles to 2,473 while hybrid vehicles total 6,016, according to latest figures.
The number of electric vehicles in Dubai’s government organisations was 258, while the number of hybrids has reached 2,653, with 3,210 customers benefitting from the EV Green Charger initiative, launched by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), until the end of March.
DEWA said it has successfully installed about 300 charging stations across Dubai including two at the offices of Expo Dubai with plans to install 15 more stations at the Opportunity, Sustainability and Mobility pavilions to cater for electric vehicle owners visiting the event which starts on October 1.
DEWA said its continuous development of this initiative and the launch of its free-charging incentive have increased the number of registered electric vehicles in Dubai.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer (pictured below), managing director and CEO of DEWA, said the initiative also contributed to the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy, aiming to reduce 16 percent of carbon emissions by 2021. Dubai surpassed the targets of this strategy two years ahead of its time by reducing 22 percent of carbon emissions in 2019.
Researchers at DEWA’s Innovation Centre have also registered a new patent for a universal smart charging system that consists of a single cable and a plug, whether they use AC or DC charging.
To further support electric vehicle adoption, DEWA is providing free charging for non-commercial EV customers registered in the EV Green Charger Initiative until December 31. This incentive is exclusively available at public charging stations and not home charging stations.
Commercial registered customers such as organisations, governmental and semi-governmental organisations pay 29 fils for every kilowatt-hour.
The Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has also provided electric vehicles incentives, including free parking, reduced electric vehicle registration fees, and exemption from Salik tag fee.
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