The Public Transport Authority of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has discussed with car agencies and companies ways to cooperate with them to support RTA's plan to convert 90% of the limousine sector to green vehicles from 2020 to 2026. The support of car agencies and companies in the UAE Efforts to ensure the availability of vehicle varieties suited to the nature of the luxury vehicle or limousine business.
The plan will help reduce more than 123,000 tonnes per year of harmful carbon emissions, which will contribute significantly to improving air quality and protecting the environment from pollution and noise, IFC Executive Director Ahmed Behroozian said.
“Green Transport is adopting a sustainable mobility solution for its environmental and financial benefits to the operators of these vehicles, thanks to the benefits of this type of transport that improve air quality and remove pollutants from the air. The Authority is seeking to provide 1580 electric vehicles and 4107 vehicles. This is a requirement to implement a plan to convert 90% of limousines to green vehicles by 2026. ” Behroozian stressed that the Authority is seeking to move green, including the initiative to convert 50% of the taxis and the number of 10,800 vehicles to environmentally friendly vehicles, according to a plan started in 2016 until 2021, has reached the conversion rate now to 28% or 3400 vehicles currently, which is Contributed to reducing the equivalent of 51 thousand tons of harmful carbon emissions.