MUSCAT: Oman-based Mays Motors plan on launching its electric car at an event on Sunday evening.

The electric car represents the company’s first production in this promising sector. It built a prototype of the car to receive manufacturing orders and plans on launching 100 cars in the first stage.

Haider bin Adnan al Zaabi, co-founder of Mays Motors said, “The electric car is scheduled to be shown at an event on Sunday evening. The electric car will be presented confirming the success of Omani innovations.”

He added that Mays Motors contributes to building an integrated system of industries related to the automotive sector and increasing the added value and economic returns, by including locally manufactured raw materials and creating more than 800 opportunities for small and medium enterprises to provide the needs of this promising future sector.

Zaabi explained that the car is characterised by a unique design, in addition to superior technology, which complies with international standards and specifications. He revealed that the car’s acceleration starts from zero to 100 km in a time not more than four seconds. This indicates that the car is capable of covering a distance of 500 km on a single charge. With the development of the self-charging feature, the distance it can cover will double.

Zaabi added, “The company has signed a cooperation agreement with the Renewable Energy Research Center at Sultan Qaboos University to develop modern technology that contributes to increasing energy efficiency and thus enabling the car to travel long distances on a single charge.”