Cars & Autos | Sunday 17 December, 2023 11:37 am

EVIQ launches state-of-the-art R&D facility for electric vehicle chargers in the Kingdom

EVIQ, the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company, a newly launched joint-venture between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), today announced the opening of a research and development (R&D) facility in Riyadh that is a first-of-its-kind in the...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 16 December, 2023 11:20 am

License issuance for public taxis in Riyadh, Madinah, Jeddah, Dammam suspended

The Ministry of Transport and Logistics Services suspended issuance of licenses and adding vehicles to the public taxi activity to licenses in Riyadh, Madinah, Jeddah and Dammam.   Applications for licenses and adding registered vehicles, as well as applications for adding vehicles,...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 14 December, 2023 9:28 am

Lucid reaches 800 cars assembled in Saudi Arabia: VP

Lucid Group assembled nearly 800 electric vehicles (EVs) in its Saudi factory since its opening, said Faisal Sultan, Vice President and Managing Director of Lucid Middle East.  The cars are fully built in Arizona and are then disassembled and shipped to Saudi Arabia as a kit,...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 2 December, 2023 6:50 am

2023 Season of the FIA Smart Driving Challenge: Winner crowned after final in Dubai, UAE

The FIA Smart Driving Challenge 2023 Season’s final was held in Dubai, UAE, with the support of FIA Member Club the Emirates Motorsports Organization (EMSO). Alexandre Stricher claimed the victory, after a safe and eco-friendly drive through the centre of the city. The live one-to-one...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 1 December, 2023 3:31 am

Zero-emission vehicle innovator Wisdom Motor brings 12-meter Hydrogen city bus to UAE

As the world focuses on climate change in the coming weeks, Wisdom Motor, a technology company that designs and develops zero-emission commercial vehicles, today announced a cooperation with the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 9 November, 2023 11:59 am

Ceer to use Siemens Automation Systems at its electric vehicle manufacturing complex

Ceer, Saudi Arabia’s first electric vehicle (EV) brand, will be entering into new directed sourcing agreements with third party line builders and contractors and Siemens for an advanced automation system for its manufacturing facility in King Abdullah Economic City. This collaboration will...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 9 November, 2023 10:56 am

Saudi Arabia's PIF in Talks With Chinese EV

As a part of the kingdom's Vision 2030 strategy, the state-backed Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia is allegedly in talks to invest $250 million in Human Horizons Group Inc., a Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs). The Saudi sovereign wealth fund might potentially...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 7 October, 2023 1:12 am

Sustainability experts outline a greener future for the automotive industry at Automechanika Dubai

Recycling and 3D printing will play a key role in achieving sustainability goals in the automotive industry, said an expert at Automechanika Dubai. Sustainability and green initiatives, particularly the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs), were a key focus of the three-day exhibition, which concludes...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 19 September, 2023 1:32 am

Najm launches 2nd phase of its Awareness Campaign: “Insure and Be Safe.”

As part of its role in supporting the Kingdom’s insurance sector and the beneficiaries of its services, Najm for Insurance Services launched the second phase of the “Insure and Be Safe” campaign in conjunction with the directives of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), and in cooperation with the...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 31 August, 2023 11:13 am

Online monitoring of vehicle insurance violations starts from October

The General Department of Traffic said that the online monitoring of vehicle insurance violations will begin as of Oct. 1.   The online monitoring of the violation will be applied to all vehicles on the roads.   The department...

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