Exhibition familiarises visitors with electric vehicles, raises awareness

Exhibition familiarises visitors with electric vehicles, raises awareness

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) held Saturday the Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Exhibition at Katara – the Cultural Village with the participation of a number of Qatari electric vehicle (EV) owners.Sheikh Dr Saood bin Khalifa al-Thani, director of Green Development and Environmental Sustainability at the MoECC, said that the ministry organised the exhibition to raise public awareness on the importance of reducing harmful carbon emissions and encourage people to own and use electric vehicles, as they are more environment-friendly.He said that there is a Committee for the Incentives of Electric Vehicles, which include members from entities and ministries such as the Ministry of Transport and Communication, the Ministry of Municipality, the Ministry of Interior, the MoECC, and the Qatar General Water and Electricity Corporation (Kahramaa).This committee aims to encourage people to use EVs and explore ways to help the further spread of these vehicles in the country.Sheikh Dr Saood noted that the electric vehicles on display, which amount to more than 30 different vehicles from various manufacturers and brands, are all owned by the participants at the exhibition.He said that all of them welcomed the initiative, when approached to take part, and expressed their readiness to show