The electric car market in Dubai is moving at full speed

The Emirate of Dubai has maintained its leadership in the distribution of electric cars on its roads compared to other global cities, and has become the most prepared city for clean transport within a few years, as which the heads and directors of international car companies confirmed to Al. Bayan, because they saw that the market is already moving at the highest speed.

To prove its leadership in the distribution of electric cars, the emirate was eager to install stations and charging points in several places, distributed between gas stations, shopping centers and tourist spots, to provide its services to cars that rely on electric charging and to make it possible. drivers.

Charging stations

In this regard, it can be noted that the emirate was able to create a world-class infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations to promote sustainable mobility Ten years ago, it launched the “Green Charger” initiative, which provided the first public infrastructure for Download electric cars in the region.

The initiative contributed to the development of the infrastructure of electric charging stations in the emirate, bringing the number to more than 700 charging stations by the end of August last year, and it is expected to reach 1,000 stations by 2025.

PwC Global Consulting reported that there is a large number of electric vehicles in Dubai on the road, as the number of vehicles reached 25,929 electric vehicles in the emirate by the end of December 2023.

Dubai has introduced the “Clean Energy Strategy 2050” and the “Green Mobility Strategy 2030”, including the Green Charger Initiative for electric vehicles to expand the electric vehicle charging network and use to promote pure electric and hybrid cars across Dubai.

The agency explained that Dubai aims to have more than 42,000 electric cars on its roads by 2030, noting that electricity sales from electric vehicle charging stations in Dubai are subject to a specific tariff that has been set by the government of the emirate.

Granted by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, private developers or stakeholders are not allowed to set their own fees for charging electric vehicles.

The electric future

Regarding this topic, Michel Ayat, CEO of Arabian Automobiles, said: The future is electric cars, as current cars with internal combustion engines are on the way to decline, and temporary hybrid cars are also being considered, but from a realistic perspective, electric cars are the future.

Regarding the questions that arise about electric cars not being practical for the user, this is unbelievable, because we now find that cars can be moved for distances of up to 600 kilometers and more, and innovations are continuously accelerating. and a wonderful way.

He confirmed that the future is for electric cars, but the issue must support the cost, so that their prices go down and they are accessible to the average citizen.

He highlighted Dubai’s leadership in anticipating the future, as it prepares to move towards an early clean transition, which was reflected in the widespread deployment of electric cars, which are becoming increasingly popular. size.

leadership

Suleiman Al-Zaben, President of Hyundai and Genesis Emirates, said that the government of Dubai is a pioneer in achieving integration between the government and the private sectors, to promote economic growth, improve the investment environment in the emirate, and its location as an entrepreneur. a favorite destination for investors.

Dubai was a pioneer in supporting and developing the automotive sector, whether in terms of legislation and laws that keep up with changes, or in terms of infrastructure, or initiatives that are similar to the times to come

Regarding the future of electric cars, he said: 1 in 3 people are already thinking about buying an electric car, which proves that the future is for this type of car this. Therefore, we are committed to an interconnected, clean and sustainable tomorrow, and we believe that the future will be in environmentally friendly electric cars. Therefore, we used creativity in this area and introduced competitive electric cars to the market.

Infrastructure

For his part, Oscar Rivoli, General Manager at Al-Futtaim Commercial Enterprises, said that the existing infrastructure network in Dubai supports the electric car sector, which is growing steadily. .

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has contributed to laying the necessary foundations for the use of electric vehicles in the emirate, by providing hundreds of charging points throughout the emirate, and we are confident that an increase in the percentage of use of electric cars and their number. on the roads along with the expansion of the battery charging infrastructure area.

business

For her part, Dr. Magda Al-Azazi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “M Glory” Property Group, said that since the group started with the idea of ​​entering the electric car industry, they have to bet on the fastest speed at which the electric car market will move, and we were right, so we worked with international developers from To create a globally competitive product in terms of quality or price .

In response to a question about the aim of “M Glory” to enter the world of electric car industry, she said: We tried to launch an Emirati industrial facility in Dubai with international specifications to manufacture electric cars. making it environmentally friendly, contributing to efforts to reduce carbon emissions, and helping to support sustainable development.

She confirmed that the business sector in the Emirates is close to a major revival, thanks to the 50 projects announced by the wise government, and pushing the wheel of development in this sector by supporting business centers and national companies, developing their business and capabilities, and opening new markets for global expansion.