In Dubai, a fine of 1000 dirhams has been introduced for owners of gasoline cars occupying parking spaces intended for electric vehicles.
In Dubai, as part of a program aimed at encouraging the widespread use of modes of transport powered by renewable energy sources, a new fine of 1000 dirhams has been imposed for owners of gasoline cars sailing in places for electric cars.
Dubai authorities intend to increase the share of sales of electric cars to 2 percent by 2020 and by 10 percent by 2030.
According to the Dubai Traffic and Transport Administration (RTA), for 2018, about 220 free parking spaces have already been reserved for electric vehicles.
However, the authorities are not going to stop at this figure and will open even more such parking lots. At the same time, motorists who own gasoline cars and occupy such places will be fined 1,000 dirhams.
Officials promise that within the framework of the program aimed at encouraging the use of cars that use renewable energy sources, they will equip parking spaces for electric cars and paid parking lots.
The program will be implemented in two steps, as part of the first stage, 70 parking spaces for electric vehicles have already been opened in several places, including on the Sheikh Zayed highway.
Parking spaces for electric cars have special markings.
In addition to a taxi fleet of hybrid cars and Tesla, a city bus powered by electricity is also being tested in Dubai.
In January, Abu Dhabi introduced the first locally-made bus that runs entirely on battery power. This vehicle is able to cover 150 km without additional recharging.
According to estimates by the Dubai Energy and Water Administration (DEWA), the number of electric vehicles in the city will reach about 32,000 units by 2020, including 10% of the government’s fleet of electricity.
It is worth noting that on the eve of the Emirates Agency for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) adopted a regulation on the turnover of electric cars, which establishes the rules for the sale and use of vehicles powered by electricity.
In September 2017, the Dubai Energy and Water Administration (DEWA) announced that all registered owners of electric cars will be able to completely charge their cars from special charging stations until 2019.
