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Another step towards Green Living in UAE- RTA adds Eco-friendly Hybrid cars to its fleet |
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by Aaditya Singh | 25-06-2013 00:31
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The Roads and transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai is planning to add 20 eco-friendly hybrid cars to it's fleet. They took this decision after conducting performance tests that showed that the electric and petrol-powered Toyota Camrys need less petrol than standard cars. It was also realised that Fuel efficiency improvement amounted to 33% and carbon dioxide emissions dropped by 33% by using these cars. A normal vehicle needs about 12.5 litres of petrol to cover 100km while the hybrid vehicle needs around 8.25 litres to travel the same distance. CO2 emissions of the normal vehicle are estimated as 182kg per day, whereas CO2 emissions generated by the hybrid vehicle measure about 121kg per day. Giving this information RTA announced that the purpose of operating hybrid vehicles was to continue the governments drive of introducing green vehicles for a cleaner environment.Taxi's are the most common and preferred means of public transport in UAE. Considering this, let us hope that this is just the first step towards reducing the carbon footprint of our local travel.
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15 Comments
I read this in 2020 and I still love it so much.
Posted 11-04-2020 20:50
Yayy great
Posted 11-04-2020 20:49
great to know.
Posted 24-08-2013 14:59
great news!
Posted 31-07-2013 02:19
Yes Shibajyoti, this is indeed a great news.
Posted 25-06-2013 22:10
Woo!!!
Posted 25-06-2013 21:30
Thanks friends & Ecogen for acknowledging. The Green Drive is becoming stronger in UAE and I hope each one of us will be able to contribute to spreading awareness.
Posted 25-06-2013 19:08
thanks for sharing
Posted 25-06-2013 14:06
good to know
Posted 25-06-2013 13:26
Thanks for the report.
Posted 25-06-2013 11:27
Great news
Posted 25-06-2013 08:39
Great to hear this! I wish every means of life to be changed into eco-friendly one in the future. :)
Posted 25-06-2013 08:35
When it comes to being Eco friendly...........l UAE is always first
Posted 25-06-2013 02:28
Welcome & thanks for acknowledging.
Posted 25-06-2013 01:08
Good to know , thanks Aaditya
Posted 25-06-2013 01:06