Admiral Mobility to make 5,000 electric lorries for UAE and Saudi Arabia next year

Admiral Mobility to make 5,000 electric lorries for UAE and Saudi Arabia next year

Admiral Mobility, a Dubai-based manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles, will unveil its first fully electric lorries in the UAE and Saudi Arabia in 2023.

The move is part of a commitment to make 5,000 electric lorries for the Middle East and Africa, and will support the UAE’s sustainability agenda.

An initial 500 electric lorries will be produced and sold by the spring of 2023, with a further 2,500 in the next two to three years, the mobility unit of Admiral Corporation of America said in Dubai on Thursday.

Admiral Mobility will supply the vehicles through a partnership with China’s Geely Farizon.

The companies signed a strategic agreement at the event, which includes a further commitment for 2,000 electric Farizon SuperVans from 2024.

The first phase will concentrate on major cities in the Arab world’s two largest economies, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh and Jeddah.

A launch across the wider GCC and Africa — particularly in cities with big projects — will follow shortly thereafter, the company said.

The manufacture of the electric lorries is in line with the UAE’s sustainability efforts, especially in the run-up to the Cop28 climate change conference that will be hosted by Dubai next year, Con Unerkov, global chief executive of Admiral Mobility.

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