Nearly 50 per cent of the taxi fleet in Dubai now comprises eco-friendly electric or hybrid vehicles.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said that the authority is now aiming to convert the entire fleet to green vehicles by 2027.
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Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, said the total number of hybrid, electric taxis, and limousines in Dubai hit 4,683 in 2020. As many as 4,510 of these vehicles are hybrid taxis; and 173 electric and hybrid limos at the Dubai Taxi Corporation.
Al Tayer said the RTA succeeded in adding 2,434 hybrid vehicles, 170 electric vehicles, and three hybrid limousines to the fleet of Dubai Taxi.
The number of hybrid taxis operated by franchise companies is 2,076.
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A six-year plan aims to raise the proportion of hybrid taxis in the fleet from the existing 50 per cent to 80 per cent by 2025 and achieve the ultimate target of 100 per cent by 2027.
The RTA became the first entity in the region to start the trial of hybrid vehicles powered by fuel and electricity and the results showed that vehicles covered more than 550,000 kilometer without any major issues. (AW)
