Dubai Will See 554 More Eco-Friendly Hybrid Taxis Up And Running On The Roads Very Soon

More hybrid taxis have been added to the Dubai Taxi Corporation’s (DTC) already-existing fleet of green vehicles. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has endorsed a contract of procuring 554 eco-friendly hybrid vehicles, which comes fitted with a combination of fuel engine and electric motors. 

The move is a part of a grand plan to make vehicles more friendly to the Dubai environment and to curb pollution

These vehicles currently constitute about 11 per cent of the fleet of the DTC. In the grand scheme of events, the RTA plans to convert 50 percent of Dubai taxicabs into hybrid vehicles by 2021— a move that fulfills the requirements of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and the Green Economy drive.

“The underlying objective of using hybrid vehicles operation is to support Dubai initiative themed: Green vehicles for a cleaner environment, besides assessing the feasibility of using hybrid vehicles in the Dubai Taxi fleet. RTA is the first government entity in the region to experiment the operation of hybrid taxicabs fitted with electric-fuel engines in Dubai taxi from 2008 to 2011. Results of the experiment revealed that such vehicles had covered 550 thousand kilometres without faults or requiring maintenance of major parts. Fuel efficiency reached 30% and carbon emission dropped by 30% as well.”

H.E Mattar Al Tayar, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, RTA