The test run of the "Tesla 3" within the Dubai Taxi fleet begins
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the start of the trial run of the Tesla 3 vehicle, within the Dubai Taxi Corporation's fleet, after the great success it received in operating 172 Tesla vehicles since 2017 in the limousine service of the Corporation. Taxi vehicles in the emirate.
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, said: Using the Tesla electric vehicle in the taxi sector in the Emirate of Dubai is a distinguished experience that contributes to supporting the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai (may God protect him). (Green Economy for Sustainable Development), as well as supporting the Dubai government’s energy and carbon reduction strategy, which aims to make Dubai an example in energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, noting that in 2017, the authority started operating 172 Tesla vehicles within the limousine fleet. In (Dubai Taxi), of which (80) are Model S vehicles, (50) are Model (X) vehicles, and (42) are Model (3) vehicles, and these vehicles recorded positive indicators in operational efficiency in the limousine sector, especially in Zero carbon emissions and achieving high indicators of customer happiness.
Al Tayer stressed that the success of this experiment enhances the expansion of the use of electric vehicles within the Dubai Taxi Corporation fleet in the coming years, and also contributes to supporting the initiative to convert 90% of limousines in the Emirate of Dubai into environmentally friendly vehicles (hybrid and electric), by 2026, which is the first It is one of its kind worldwide in adopting an almost complete conversion of limousines to be environmentally friendly, in addition to converting 90% of taxis in Dubai to hybrid vehicles by 2026.
It is worth noting that Tesla vehicles within the (Dubai Taxi) fleet have been very popular with partners and customers, and are working around the clock to cover all the emirate's events and vital sites, specifically at Dubai International Airports, where Dubai Taxi Corporation owns the largest fleet of Tesla vehicles in the country.
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