UAE outlines its National Electric Vehicles Policy

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Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure outlined the details of the National Electric Vehicles Policy, recently approved by the UAE Cabinet, as per state news agency WAM.

The policy will serve as a regulatory framework to align the standards for the infrastructure of electric vehicle charging stations as well as facilitate integration among stakeholders across the country.

The National Electric Vehicles Policy aims to establish a network of electric vehicles charging stations in collaboration with partners from the federal and local government and the private sector, enhancing the UAE’s competitiveness in related indices.

Al Mazrouei said, “The policy will create a conducive environment for green mobility through regulating the local market and creating balanced economic, environmental, and social incentives that promote the use of electric vehicles and increase their sale. This will help the UAE achieve its objectives of reducing energy consumption by 40 percent and carbon emissions by 10 million tonnes in the transport sector by 2050, as well as increase the share of electric vehicles to 50 percent of total vehicles on our roads by 2050.”

Electric vehicle infrastructure

A new network of electric vehicle charging stations will be introduced across the country, state news agency WAM reported. It supports the objectives of the National Energy and Water Demand Management Programme that was launched to reduce energy consumption in intensive sectors, including transport.

The policy was developed by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and is an outcome of the Global EV Market transformational project.

“The policy will accelerate the penetration of electric and hybrid vehicles, help establish a world-class electric vehicle infrastructure, and set legislative and technical frameworks for recycling electric vehicle batteries locally. This will encourage the business sector to invest in electric vehicle charging stations with the aim of advancing green mobility,” added Al Mazrouei.