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Dubai to test 'zero-emission' electric bus

The UAE is investing in an array of green and renewable energy projects.

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This picture taken on May 27, 2019 shows electric buses parked in their depot in Rivery, near Amiens, northern France. — JEAN LIOU/AFP via Getty Images

The United Arab Emirates’ largest city will soon roll out an electric bus that purportedly does not emit carbon dioxide. 

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority signed an agreement yesterday with Australia’s BusTech Group to test the operation of a “zero-emission electric bus” that will operate as part of Dubai’s mass transit system. The plan is in line with Dubai’s committee to be carbon neutral by 2050, the authority said in a press release. 

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