By 2030, one in four trips booked in the UAE will be emission-free, the ride-hailing firm Uber has said.
As many as 6,000 drivers currently use Uber’s app each month in the UAE. Over four per cent of trips are made in e-vehicles.
By the end of the decade, Uber will multiply e-vehicles trips by six-fold.
Anabel Diaz, the firm’s head in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said: “The UAE’s modern infrastructure and ambitious goals around renewable energy, specifically the Net Zero Strategy and Energy Strategy 2050, make the UAE an ideal candidate and partner in achieving our sustainability goals in this region.” She was speaking at an event held recently by Uber in Dubai.
Uber wishes to make 100 per cent of its trips emission-free by 2040.
Around 29 per cent of UAE residents would consider buying an electric vehicle, a survey carried out in 2021 by Audi Abu Dhabi said.
By 2050, the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai is set to make 100 per cent public transport emission-free.
Diaz said rising fuel costs, and a growing awareness of the dangers posed by climate change, were focusing minds on the need for alternatives to traditional modes of transport.
Rather than being a country resistant to change, the UAE is an example to others of how new ideas can be embraced, said Diaz.
“Not only did it embrace change but it has constantly been leading the way to others by setting goals and defining the future.”
