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Media IN DUBAI, 29th June, 2019 (WAM)
The Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has endorsed an initiative to transform 90 percent of limousines operating in Dubai into environmental-friendly vehicles, hybrid/electric, by 2026.
The initiative is the first of its kind worldwide in the semi-total conversion of the limousine fleet into green vehicles.
According to the plan, which runs for seven years, 65 percent of the Dubai limousine fleet will be hybrid vehicles and 25 percent electric vehicles.
The plan envisages building up the ratio of green limousines gradually from the current six percent to 10 percent by 2020, and double up to 20 percent in 2021.
The proportion of environmental-friendly vehicles will pick up to 30 percent by 2022, and the momentum will continue annually afterwards to reach 40 percent in 2023, 55 in 2024, 70 in 2025 until it hits the targeted rate of 90 percent in 2026.
The step is part of a master plan to curb carbon emissions of taxis and limos by two percent as required by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and the Green Economy drive.
It also comes in the aftermath of fuel deregulation policy and the low cost of electric/hybrid vehicles life span compared with fuel-powered vehicles.
RTA has endorsed a plan to transform 50 percent of Dubai taxi fleet into hybrid vehicles by 2021.
Accordingly, the number of hybrid taxis is set to rise from 791 vehicles in 2016 to 4750 vehicles by 2021.
The Dubai Taxi Corporation accounts for the largest share of hybrid vehicles as it currently operates 2280 of these vehicles. Hybrid vehicles currently make up 28 percent of the total taxi fleet in Dubai.
