In recent years, facing the increasingly severe challenges of climate change and the increasingly urgent 

pressure to reduce emissions, countries in the Middle East have accelerated the promotion of green 

energy transformation and economic diversification, and the development of green transportation has 

become an important part of it. With its high cost-effectiveness and beautiful design, electric vehicles 

made in China have been favored by more and more industry insiders and consumers in the region. 

The Middle East is becoming a "blue ocean" for Chinese electric vehicle companies to explore the 

international market.

The development of electric vehicles is the general trend

The International Energy Agency (IEA) research report pointed out that the transportation sector 

currently accounts for about 60% of global oil consumption. To achieve global emission reduction 

goals, the proportion of electric vehicles must be greatly increased. The development of electric 

vehicles has become an important part of the green transformation of Middle Eastern countries.

The UAE is the first country in the Gulf region to commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The 

UAE has formulated a "National Electric Vehicle Policy" to promote the development of the electric 

vehicle industry, providing preferential measures such as free registration, free parking, and reduced 

charging fees and tolls. The UAE has converted 20% of federal government vehicles to electric vehicles, 

and set a goal of at least 30% of government vehicles and 10% of road vehicles to electric vehicles 

(pure electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles) by 2030. By 2050, 50% of vehicles on the roads of the UAE 

will be electric vehicles.

In the programmatic plan of Saudi Arabia's strategic transformation, "Vision 2030", the development of 

the electric vehicle industry is an important part. In 2022, the Saudi government launched a national 

electric vehicle strategy. In addition to increasing the market share of electric vehicles, the Saudi 

government also provided consumers with a series of incentives for purchasing electric vehicles, 

including tax cuts and subsidies. 

In addition, the Saudi government has set a goal of 30% of electric vehicles in the capital Riyadh and an 

annual output of 300,000 vehicles by 2030. Saudi Arabia has completed the formulation of relevant 

supporting policies for the infrastructure of electric vehicle charging stations in August 2022 to accelerate 

the implementation of charging infrastructure.

The Egyptian government launched the "Electric Vehicle Development Plan" in 2018, with the goal of 

electric vehicles accounting for 2% of the total number of vehicles by 2025 and 10% of the total number

of vehicles by 2030. In order to achieve the above policy goals, the Egyptian government has adopted a 

series of policy measures and preferential policies to encourage and support investment and consumption 

of electric vehicles and charging stations.

The goal set by the Qatari government is to achieve a 10% penetration rate of pure electric vehicles by 

2030, expand 15,000 charging stations, and make public transportation 100% electric buses.

Governments in the Middle East have launched electric vehicle promotion plans, which has accelerated the 

growth of the electric vehicle market, and consumers' acceptance and recognition of electric vehicles has 

continued to rise.