The number of electric vehicles in Dubai reached 25,929 by the end of December, advancing the emirate's green mobility plans, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said on Sunday.
This increased from the 15,100 EVs on Dubai's roads at the end of 2022, as a previous Dewa statement reported last February.
"We will continue to foster the use of electric vehicles through continuous development of the green charging stations using technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution," said Saeed Al Tayer, managing director and chief executive of Dewa.
"Dewa has launched several features to facilitate the charging of EVs on its public charging network, reduce charging time, enhance the infrastructure and provide better access to charging facilities across Dubai."
The EV market continues to grow amid a global shift towards energy conservation and adherence to sustainability and climate-change goals.
Global EV sales will grow by 29 per cent to about 16.5 million units, accounting for more than a quarter of the global automotive market this year, according to a forecast by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The market share of EVs is set to increase as the 2035 target, set by several governments for phasing out vehicles run on fossil fuels, draws closer, the EIU said in a report this month.
The UAE is encouraging the adoption of EVs on its roads as part of its green mobility plans and the wider goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
To reach that goal by mid-century, the UAE is working on lowering the carbon footprint in the transport sector, reducing energy consumption in transport by 40 per cent, cutting carbon emissions by 10 million tonnes by 2050 and increasing the share of EVs to 50 per cent of the total vehicles on its roads by 2050.
Dewa has invested in a network of public charging stations for EVs as part of efforts to boost Dubai's eco-friendly infrastructure and support green mobility.
The use of Dewa's green charging stations for EVs rose 59 per cent year-on-year in 2023, it said on Sunday.
Dewa's EV Green Charger campaign recorded 1,145,427 charging sessions conducted by registered vehicles last year.
The number of EV owners registered under the drive rose from 14 in 2015 to more than 13,959 by the end of December 2023, Dewa said.
Dewa has installed 382 EV green charging stations across Dubai, many with dual charging outlets, the statement added.
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Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna
Rating: 1/5
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French business
France has organised a delegation of leading businesses to travel to Syria. The group was led by French shipping giant CMA CGM, which struck a 30-year contract in May with the Syrian government to develop and run Latakia port. Also present were water and waste management company Suez, defence multinational Thales, and Ellipse Group, which is currently looking into rehabilitating Syrian hospitals.
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Profile of Udrive
Date started: March 2016
Founder: Hasib Khan
Based: Dubai
Employees: 40
Amount raised (to date): $3.25m – $750,000 seed funding in 2017 and a Seed round of $2.5m last year. Raised $1.3m from Eureeca investors in January 2021 as part of a Series A round with a $5m target.
Milestones on the road to union
1970
October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
1971
March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
