UAE-based facilities management firm, Farnek, has become the first GCC company to add a Renault Zoe electric vehicle to its fleet
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UPS targets 25% alternative fuel, advanced tech vehicle purchases by 2020
By 2020, alternative fuel and advanced technology models will account for one quarter of UPS’s annual new vehicle purchases
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Toyota Hybrids save 1.5 million moon trips of fuel
Al-Futtaim Motors celebrates the WWF’s Earth Hour and Toyota’s announcement of huge fuel savings globally owing to the sale of its hybrids
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DSO opens free electric vehicle charging stations
Electric vehicle owners will be able to use charging stations within Dubai Silicon Oasis free of charge until the end of the year
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UAE: Caltex retires diesel engine oils below CH-4
Chevron’s Caltex has retired its range of decades-old CF diesel engine oils in the UAE in line with the GCC’s regulatory requirements
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Volvo hybrid truck concept enables 10% fuel saving
Volvo Concept Truck with the first hybrid-electric powertrain for long haul operations cuts fuel consumption with regenerative braking and topography intelligence
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Dubai issues vehicle charging station directive
Dubai energy council mandates that DEWA must approve all parties seeking to establish, install, operate or maintain electric vehicle charging stations
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DEWA signs MoU with Électricité de France
The deal was signed in an effort to increase cooperation between the two companies in the drive for greater sustainable development in the region and abroad
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Emrill signs fleet management deal with Hertz
UAE FM firm Emrill has signed a four-year deal for Hertz to handle its entire fleet operations
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Nissan unveils first solid-oxide fuel cell vehicle
Nissan has unveiled a zero-emission e-NV200 prototype, which it claims is the first vehicle in the world to be powered by a solid-oxide fuel cell