Oman’s first electric car launched

Oman’s first electric car launched

Muscat – Mays Motors, in cooperation with Oman Technology Fund, launched the sultanate’s first electric car at Al Bustan Palace, A Ritz-Carlton Hotel, on Sunday. Priced at RO25,000, hundred units have been pre-booked in the first stage of production.

Speaking to Muscat Daily, Haider bin Adnan al Zaabi, co-founder of Mays Motors, said, “We are proud to unveil Oman’s first electric car – Mays iE1 – today.”

According to Zaabi, Mays Motors’ electric car is the beginning of a new and promising sector in the sultanate. “We have a team with more than 15 years of experience in the automotive field and are offering an opportunity to establish the first factory for the electronic car industry in the sultanate with an investment of RO5mn.”

Zaabi claimed he and the Mays Motors team visited more than 130 car factories across Italy, Germany, China , USA, and India to arrive at the final design and specifications of Mays iE1, and that experts at Tesla, Maserati, BMW and Porsche have complimented the design of the car. “They predict global success for Mays iE1. It can accelerate from zero to 100km in a less than four seconds”

The two-seater has a large dash with displays and controls, including