(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- The 2019 edition of Middle East Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT) kickstarted on January 17 in Abu Dhabi, with the entourage entering Oman on Friday and visiting Wadi Shab on Saturday. This year the EVRT is taking participants across the UAE and Oman over 2,000km, starting in Abu Dhabi on January 17 and culminating in Dubai on January 24 - without using a single drop of petrol.
On January 20, all the trip participants and distinguished guests and speakers will launch the eMobility Forum Oman at the Hormuz Grand Muscat. The forum will showcase some of the latest smart mobility technologies available in the market.
The eMobility Forum aims to help the sultanate lay the foundations for a smart, electric, connected and autonomous low-carbon mobility future.
With 20 plus speakers and more than 120 attendees as well as over 50 business and government organisations taking part, the full-day, interactive and experiential forum will provide the audience with the critical knowledge needed to help understand the challenges, opportunities, benefits and barriers to making the switch to electric vehicles.
At the forum key government dignitaries and industry decision makers in Oman will share their insights and encourage favourable policy in the adoption of smart mobility. The key discussion will be on the Future of eMobility in Oman: Challenges and Opportunities. A keynote presentation will be made by Qais al Zakwani, executive director, Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER).
In Zakwani's presentation, key findings as well as the challenges, opportunities, strengths and shortfalls will be discussed and what they mean for Oman over the coming years. In November last year, AER released the findings of the research it had commissioned to assess the regulatory framework for electric vehicles in Oman and the implications for the country's energy management.
From Muscat, the electric vehicles will head for Fujairah in the UAE, a drive of over 400km, and then to Jebel Jais, Ras al Khaimah and Musandam, culminating in Dubai. On January 24 and 25, Dubai will also host the eMobility Forum and Festival.
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