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India’s Atiqa Mir finishes third overall in DAMC Championship 2024 UAE

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This was the last race of the UAE season and now we are off to drive in India and Europe for the summer. Competing in the Micro Max and Mini x30 categories, Atiqa has consistently finished in the top 5 in the UAE National IAME and ROTAX Championships. She represents the George Gibbons Motorsports (GGM) team.

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Aptera to sell its solar EVs in the UAE, beginning with 53 exclusive ‘Union Editions’ with ‘Solar Chill’

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Just weeks after announcing plans to showcase its solar EV technology to the public in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), startup Aptera Motors is taking things a step further. With DRIFTx underway later this week, Aptera has already shared news that includes expanding to a new market outside its native US— the Middle East.

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Joby Aviation to launch eVTOL air taxi rides in UAE, granted six years of exclusive operations in Dubai

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eVTOL developer Joby Aviation has signed a definitive agreement with the government of Dubai to begin air taxi operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), sweetened by the exclusive rights to aerial operations in the country’s capital for six years.

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Aptera to showcase solar EV tech in the UAE as it preps its first production-intent builds [Video]

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As promised, here’s the full March 2024 update video: FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. The post Aptera to showcase solar EV tech in the UAE as it preps its first production-intent builds [Video] appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Bad News: Record Oil Imports into China in 2023

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In 2023, 25% of auto sales in China were sales of full electric vehicles. continued] The post Bad News: Record Oil Imports into China in 2023 appeared first on CleanTechnica. More than half of the world’s EV sales have occurred there in recent years. It is a standard of the rapid, uplifting EV revolution.

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Can air taxis fly between Delhi and Gurgaon? – ET Auto

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The UAE plans to use it for travel between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Once it begins flying in the US, India and the UAE will be the next destinations for e-VTOL, subject, of course, to govt approvals. It is working with auto major Stellantis to make air taxis in other places too, including India.

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DGCA to lay roadmap for air taxis soon; project to take off from Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru – ET Auto

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Archer hopes to start operations in the US, with New York and Chicago, next year. Immediately after that, the plans are to launch them in India and UAE. It is working with auto major Stellantis to make air taxis in other places too, including India. Bhatia recently visited Archer’s US headquarters and saw the eVTOL.

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