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HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer: 1,860 charging points in Dubai · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Tech Pulse, the podcast that keeps
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  you ahead of the curve. I'm Chloe. And I'm Mark.
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  Today, we're diving into a really major development
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  in the world of electric mobility coming right
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  out of Dubai. Yeah, DEWA, Dubai's utility provider,
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  has just announced the significant expansion
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  of its Green Charger EV network. Mark, the scale
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  of this is what really stands out, right? Absolutely,
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  Chloe. I mean, the network has now surpassed
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  1 ,860 charging points across the Emirate. Wow.
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  And get this. Since 2014, they've delivered over
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  55 ,200 megawatt hours of clean electricity.
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  Hmm. To put that in perspective, that's enough
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  energy to power electric vehicles for more than
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  276 million kilometers. That's an incredible
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  distance. It's such a tangible result of a long
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  -term strategy. The initiative now serves over,
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  what, 23 ,600 registered EV drivers? And the
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  numbers are just climbing. And this isn't just
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  about adding charging points, you know. Right.
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  It's about fulfilling a national vision. The
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  MD and CEO of Diwa, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayyar, put it perfectly. He said, and I'll
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  quote a bit here. Okay. Quoting, we are working
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  to achieve the vision to consolidate Dubai's
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  status as a global leader in the green economy
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  and sustainable mobility. Right, the big picture.
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  And one of the world's most future -ready cities.
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  We continue our efforts to enhance the green
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  mobility infrastructure. Quoting, the expansion
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  of charging points helps to keep pace with the
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  increasing number of electric vehicles and provide
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  a seamless and fast experience for users. Wow,
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  so it's all about scaling. Quoting, enhancing
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  Dubai's position as a global destination for
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  living, working, and visiting. That quote, it
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  just powerfully connects the infrastructure to
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  Dubai's global ambitions. And for the drivers
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  on the ground, Diwa has made the experience so
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  accessible. They offer everything from ultra
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  -fast chargers for a quick boost on the go to,
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  you know, public and wallbox chargers for daily
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  use. And finding them is, from what I hear, seamless.
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  Drivers can use the DUS Smart app or a dozen
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  other digital platforms to locate the nearest
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  station. Okay, that's smart. They've even included
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  a guest feature, so tourists or new users can
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  charge their vehicles without needing a registered
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  account. It's that combination of, you know,
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  high -level strategy and user -centric design
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  that truly accelerates the transition to sustainable
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  transport. Dubai isn't just building for the
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  future. They're making it easy for everyone to
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  be a part of it. So here's a question we'd like
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  to leave everyone with. As public charging infrastructure
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  becomes this seamless, how will it change not
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  just the cars we buy, but the very design of
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  our cities and our daily travel habits?