Hybrid, electric vehicle clearance rates on high gear in Jordan

Hybrid, electric vehicle clearance rates on high gear in Jordan

AMMAN — The clearance rate of electric cars increased by 96 per cent during the first half of this year at the Zarqa Free Zone, according to the Jordan Free Zone Investor Commission (JFZIC). In a statement, JFZIC head Mohammad Al Bustanji said that the number of vehicles that were cleared during the first half of this year amounted to about 31,500, distributed across 6,310 petrol vehicles, 3,255 diesel vehicles, 8,039 hybrid vehicles and 13,861 electric vehicles. These figures reflect a growth rate of 32 per cent compared with the same period last year, he said. Meanwhile, gasoline and diesel vehicles witnessed a decrease by about 17 per cent and 32 per cent respectively, according to Bustanji. These figures indicate, according to Bustanji, a change in consumers' priorities as a result of the rise in fuel prices on the one hand, and the government's incentives to buy electric vehicles by not increasing the tax on them on the other. "There is a significant increase in Jordanians' interest in electric cars, as this interest is in line with the global trend towards the use of advanced electric vehicle technology," Bustanji said in the statement. Bustanji continued, saying: “The numbers we are