Arabia Taxi adds 269 new Tesla cars to its fleet in Dubai

Arabia Taxi adds 269 new Tesla cars to its fleet in Dubai

Dubai: Arabia Taxi LLC - Dubai, a subsidiary of the Economic Group Holdings owned by Sheikh Majid bin Hamad Al Qasimi, announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Tesla Motors - Dubai, to add 269 Tesla cars, Model 3, to the Dubai taxi fleet in April 2023 in line with the strategy of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai to convert taxi vehicles in Dubai (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies) into a 100 percent environmentally friendly (hybrid, electric and hydrogen) vehicles by 2027.

The Economic Group owns the largest fleet of private taxi vehicles in the United Arab Emirates. Its fleet includes about 6,000 taxi vehicles. These new 269 vehicles represent a giant leap towards converting the company's fleet to fully electric and carbon-free one.

In this context, Sheikh Majid bin Hamad Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Economic Group, said that the company has made remarkable progress in this field, as 83 percent of the cars in Dubai fleet are currently operating with environmentally friendly hybrid engine technology.

“The company is working on a strategic plan to convert the remaining vehicles into fully electric cars, and is considering the possibility of using hydrogen-powered vehicles in the