How the Middle East is preparing for the post-oil, EV era of transportation

U.S. electric vehicle maker Lucid Group will set up its first overseas factory in Saudi Arabia, the company announced. The electric vehicle sector is booming in Israel, with electric vehicle deliveries in the first half of this year over 210% higher than the same period last year. In Bahrain, Gauss Auto, an American manufacturing corporation, partnered this year with Bahraini company Marson Group to open an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in the country. “There’s a growing recognition that countries need to do something on climate,” said Tammy Klein, chairperson of the Electric Vehicle Council. “I think Middle Eastern countries are no different.”“These government industry partnerships, we have them here in the U.S. too.