{"id":4810,"date":"2018-03-27T10:47:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T10:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2018-03-27T10:47:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T10:47:46","slug":"dubai-taxis-tesla-electric-vehicles-make-64000-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/dubai-taxis-tesla-electric-vehicles-make-64000-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Taxi\u2019s Tesla Electric Vehicles Make 64,000 Trips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that Tesla electric vehicles under the Dubai Taxi fleet had made so far 64,186 since launched in September 2017, travelling 2.1 million kilometres. The project is part of RTA\u2019s drive towards using clean energy transit means.<\/p>\n<p>Adel Ahmed Sharif, Director of Fleet Operations at Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), said: &#8220;Making more than 64 thousand trips by Tesla vehicles is indicative of the high level of customers satisfaction, which has hit 97%. We have a total of 50 Tesla electric vehicles on the roads, and the demand is still on the rise for such luxury vehicles. We will beef up the fleet to 125 electric vehicles this year, and we have 13\u00a0charging stations\u00a0across\u00a0Dubai. The vehicle is obtainable through the Dubai International Airport, Uber app, e-mail (BOOK.limo@dtc.gov.ae), or Call Center of DTC (80088088).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTesla electric vehicles are known for their iconic falcon wing doors, a panoramic windshield and seven-seat configuration, offering unprecedented convenience and manoeuvrability. Both S &amp; X models benefit from free over-the-air software updates. The launch of Tesla electric cars is part of Dubai\u2019s push towards the Green Economy for Sustainable Development Initiative, saving about AED 4.3 million of fuel consumption,\u201d added Sharif. \u201cAdditional features will be added to these vehicles through time. Tesla has designed a unique package of power-generating and storage products including Powerwall, Powerpack Batteries. All these components will have a positive impact on electrical vehicles, renewable energy and batteries,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of its keenness to enhance road safety, DTC has set specific criterion for selecting electric vehicle drivers based on their periodic assessment. The best ones will be subjected to training courses at DTC\u2019s training centre as part of RTA\u2019s vision for providing smooth and easy transport for all,\u201d concluded the Director of DTC\u2019s Fleet Operations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4811 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0643\u0628\u0629-\u062a\u062a\u0633\u0645-\u0628\u062a\u0642\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a-\u0645\u062a\u0639\u062f\u062f\u0629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3366\" height=\"2562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0643\u0628\u0629-\u062a\u062a\u0633\u0645-\u0628\u062a\u0642\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a-\u0645\u062a\u0639\u062f\u062f\u0629.jpg 3366w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0643\u0628\u0629-\u062a\u062a\u0633\u0645-\u0628\u062a\u0642\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a-\u0645\u062a\u0639\u062f\u062f\u0629-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0643\u0628\u0629-\u062a\u062a\u0633\u0645-\u0628\u062a\u0642\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a-\u0645\u062a\u0639\u062f\u062f\u0629-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0643\u0628\u0629-\u062a\u062a\u0633\u0645-\u0628\u062a\u0642\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a-\u0645\u062a\u0639\u062f\u062f\u0629-1024x779.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3366px) 100vw, 3366px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that Tesla electric vehicles under the Dubai Taxi fleet had made so far 64,186 since launched in September 2017, travelling 2.1 million kilometres. The project is part of RTA\u2019s drive towards using clean energy transit means. Adel Ahmed Sharif, Director of Fleet Operations at Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4812,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4810\/revisions\/4812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}