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Tesla vs camels: Showdown in the desert

The tight grip that camels have traditionally held on oil-free driving in the sandy lands of the United Arab Emirates may be loosening. Although those iconic ships-of-the-desert have long held sway for those who did not want to be beholden to oil companies, vehicles from Tesla Motors may soon begin impinging on their turf. Not only is Tesla in talks to supply sedans to act as beasts of burden, carrying visitors and their baggage about, but they may also be getting a toe-hold in another historic camel arena, racing. Tesla is in talks with ... Read more →

Dubai public transportation to be all hybrid by 2012 Domenick Yoney

click to enlarge GM has been testing its hybrids as taxis in Dubai since January and the results so far have been so encouraging they feel they may be able to replace the emirates' entire fleet of ...

Dubai residents not in any rush to give up gas-guzzlers Sam Abuelsamid

While the government of Dubai is testing in Chevy Tahoe Hybrids as taxis, ordinary drivers aren't being quite so conscientious. So far record high prices for crude oil aren't being felt at the pump ...

Dubai starts testing 10 Chevy Tahoe hybrids as taxis Sam Abuelsamid

While New York City is using Ford Escape Hybrids as taxis, that simply wouldn't do in the Middle East. General Motors has delivered ten of its Chevy Tahoe hybrids to the Dubai government for a taxi ...

Dubai makes big biodiesel investment in Malaysia Sebastian Blanco

Photo by Soylentgreen23. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. As we noted when Dubai announced a test of GM Hybrids for taxi and limo service, just because the Emirate has a lot of oil ...

Dubai to test out GM Hybrids for taxi and limo service 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Dubai may sit on some of the biggest oil deposits in the world, but that doesn't mean that they don't want to make them last a little longer by using less locally. To that end, the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will be working with GM to start testing a fleet of Chevy Tahoe and Malibu ...

Inventor in the U.A.E creates a 2 passenger solar vehicle 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We are getting pretty used to seeing DIY electric cars on these pages, but not too many DIY solar electric cars. But, that is exactly what one man in the United Arab Emirates did. Saqr Bin Saif's creation seats two people in a reclined position and tops out at about 50 kilometers per hour, which is ...


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