UAE’s Sulmi reveals the first electric motorcycle designed and manufactured in the Emirates

UAE-based startup Sulmi debuted its Sulmi EB-One all electric motorcycle in Sharjah, according to a statement released last week. Designed and manufactured in Sharjah Research, Technology, and Innovation Park (SRTIP)’s SoiLAB, the EB-One is the first electric motorcycle wholly manufactured and designed in the Emirates. The EV is not yet available for sale and has not been priced yet.

The details: The EB-ONE packs a 10.4 KW battery, can cover 300 kilometers on a full charge, and has a 150 KM/h top speed, The National notes. The EV can recharge 80% of its battery capacity in one hour.

And there’s more EV action happening in Sharjah: Sharjah Taxi — a subsidiary of transport and logistics firm Osool Transport Solutions — began testing the all electric four seater Skywell ET5 EV at Sharjah International Airport, Wam reported last Thursday. The EV —- retailing for AED 180k— has a 520 km cruising range on a full charge.

The UAE’s EV sector is growing: The first EV assembly facility in the UAE was inaugurated in Dubai back in October. The M Glory Holding Group-owned AED 1.5 bn Al Damani Auto EV plant can currently assemble 10k cars annually, but it plans to raise the production capacity to 55k cars per annum over the coming few years. Over in Abu Dhabi, UAE-based green mobility company NWTN said last week it would establish a new integrated electric vehicle production line in the UAE and expand its EV factory in Abu Dhabi.