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he UAE has ranked first among GCC markets in electric mobility readiness and 22nd globally with a score of 53, according to Arthur D. Little’s Global Electric Mobility Readiness Index (GEMRIX) 2026.
The report showed that electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for around 9 percent of new vehicle sales in the UAE in 2025, with battery electric vehicles representing approximately 6 to 8 percent and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles about 2.5 percent.
The UAE’s charging infrastructure has expanded to approximately 2,800 charging points, including around 1,250 direct-current charging points and 350 high-power charging units.
The UAE is targeting electric and hybrid vehicles to account for 50 percent of vehicles on its roads by 2050, while Dubai aims for EVs to represent more than 15 percent of its vehicle fleet by 2030.
The report found that the transition towards electric mobility increasingly depends on an integrated ecosystem encompassing infrastructure, policies, incentives, supply chains and energy systems, rather than vehicle technology alone.
GEMRIX 2026 assessed 31 markets across five main dimensions covering macroeconomic factors, the EV market and competition, customer readiness, public charging infrastructure, and total cost of ownership and regulation.
