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Saudi Arabia Launches First Electric Vehicle Company

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The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has launched Ceer, the first Saudi electric vehicle brand, as part of a push to diversify the economy of the oil rich country.

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Lucid launches Saudi Arabia EV factory, the first in the country

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Lucid announced this morning that it has officially opened an electric vehicle factory in Saudi Arabia, the first in the country. In March 2022 , Lucid announced that it would officially build its first international EV production facility in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Aramco and Air Products to build Saudi Arabia’s first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fueling station; operational 2Q19

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Saudi Aramco and Air Products signed an agreement to jointly-build the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fueling station in Saudi Arabia. The use of hydrogen derived from oil or gas to power fuel cell electric vehicles represents an exciting opportunity to expand the use of oil in clean transport.

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BNEF: Oil price plunge to have only moderate impact on low-carbon electricity development, but likely to slow EV growth

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The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. While diesel and oil-based power is still uneconomic at $60/barrel, the pressure to switch is reduced.

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Lucid Group, Saudi Arabia agree to 100,000 EV fleet deal

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Lucid Group announced today that it had reached an agreement with the Government of Saudi Arabia to purchase up to 100,000 electric vehicles from the automaker over ten years. The deal will start with an initial commitment of at least 50,000 vehicles with the option to purchase 50,000 additional cars over the same period.

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Saudi Arabia partners with Foxconn on new EV brand

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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Taiwan-based technology manufacturer Foxconn entered into a joint venture to develop and manufacture electric vehicles. Saudi Arabia’s foray into the global EV market is another step forward in its Vision 2030 goal to reduce its reliance on oil.

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Lucid signs agreement with Saudi Arabia for 155k unit capacity manufacturing facility

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Lucid Group announced today that it has signed a contract with several Saudi Arabian government agencies that locks in plans for a production facility with an annual capacity of 155,000 units. billion in aggregate over the next 15 years to build the facility in Saudi Arabia, it said. Lucid Group will receive up to $3.4