Equipped with fast charging technologies
Dubai Roads launches the trial run of two electric buses
During the bus charging process in the existing arm in La Mer.
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The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai has launched the trial operation of two Volvo 7900 electric buses, powered by electric power, on a specific route, starting from Lamir - South, passing through King Salman bin Abdulaziz Street to the Dubai Tram Station in the Al Sufouh area, back and forth, in cooperation With the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Volvo Buses, Meraas Real Estate, and ABB, which specializes in charging electric vehicles.
This step comes within the framework of the authority’s efforts to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly mass transportation, as the two buses were equipped with fast charging technologies on the road (Opportunity Charging), which is being applied and tested for the first time in Dubai, where the two buses are charged using an existing electric charger from ABB. “At the La Mer site – South, a night electric charger was also established at Al Quoz bus station to support night charging operations during the parking period of the two buses at the station. Lammere, the bus is lined up below, and the second by different inlets with the AC and DC connection cable.
The two buses are also equipped with batteries with modern technologies that enable them to travel a distance of 200 kilometers when fully charged, and the length of the distance depends on several factors, including the terrain of the road, temperatures and the operation of air conditioning. and interactive display.
During the trial run period that will continue until March 2022, the efficiency of the operation of the two electric buses on the road will be measured, the electric buses will be charged with the electric charger in La Mer and the night charger at the Al Quoz bus accommodation station, the bus drivers will be trained to drive the electric bus and the bus system, and the monitors will be trained. On the electric bus monitoring system and electric charging unit, and work with project partners to ensure the readiness of the two buses, electric charging units and the parking lot for electric buses.
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the authority, said that the unique project in implementing a complete system for charging electric buses by fast charging on the operating track comes in implementation of the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Ruler of Dubai, (Green Economy for Sustainable Development), which is one of the Authority’s initiatives to support and stimulate the use of environmentally friendly vehicles and sustainable transportation, in line with the energy and carbon reduction strategy adopted by the Dubai government, which aims to make Dubai a role model in energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction.
He added: "The success of introducing and operating buses and electric vehicles within the authority's mass transit fleet is largely based on charging technology, its availability and reliability, as it allows continuous operation of buses around the clock without the need to stop or return to the accommodation stations to supply energy." For his part, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, praised the efforts of the Roads and Transport Authority in promoting the use of environmentally friendly transportation, and praised the authority's project to operate two electric buses using innovative technologies for fast charging on the route. Employment.
He said: "Dubai government departments and agencies are cooperating to achieve the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into the smartest and happiest city in the world, and to consolidate its position as a global capital of green economy and sustainable development. The Dubai Green Mobility 2030 initiative aims to stimulate the use of sustainable transportation in line with the emirate's strategic goals in terms of sustainability, air quality and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The package of incentives launched by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, in which the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority participates, has contributed to encouraging green mobility in Dubai and increasing the number of electric cars in Dubai.”
He expressed his hope that this new initiative from the Roads and Transport Authority will contribute to increasing the number of environmentally friendly electric buses and encourage more members of society to use public transportation and electric cars, especially with the spread of green charger stations provided by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, which number more than 300. A station with a capacity of more than 530 charging points throughout Dubai.
• «Dubai Roads» seeks to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly mass transportation.
promising initiatives
The Roads and Transport Authority has managed to convert 50% of the total fleet of vehicles in the taxi sector in Dubai to hybrid environmentally friendly vehicles in 2020, and intends to convert the entire fleet to environmentally friendly vehicles (hybrid and electric) by 2027, and in December 2019 it launched the trial operation of the first taxi Hydrogen in the Middle East, as part of the limousine service at Dubai International Airport.
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