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Who Drives Electric Cars in Dubai? The Government and the Rich
Despite an official effort to move beyond oil, the nation of cheap gasoline is pushing back.
A nearly empty Tesla showroom in Dubai.
Photographer: Roba Aljohani/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Dubai has ambitious goals for electric cars. Early adopters get free parking, no tolls and discounts on registration fees. Even the power is gratis at the 200 charging stations the government installed throughout the city.
The trouble is the public is just fine without them.