Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell car the Mirai. Such vehicles may power a sea-change in the use of the gas. Satish Kumar / The National
Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell car the Mirai. Such vehicles may power a sea-change in the use of the gas. Satish Kumar / The National
Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell car the Mirai. Such vehicles may power a sea-change in the use of the gas. Satish Kumar / The National
Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell car the Mirai. Such vehicles may power a sea-change in the use of the gas. Satish Kumar / The National

Business Extra podcast: Powering through from A to B - what the future of energy and mobility will look like


Mustafa Alrawi
  • English
  • Arabic

This week we speak to Harvard University's Alan Aspuru-Guzik, who explains that organic storage technology is the big breakthrough to come for the energy industry.

Host Mustafa Alrawi also chats to Christian Soemmer, Managing Director of Cadillac Middle East, who sets out a vision for cars and transport.

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Power: 181hp

Torque: 230Nm

Transmission: 6-speed automatic

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Profile of Bitex UAE

Date of launch: November 2018

Founder: Monark Modi

Based: Business Bay, Dubai

Sector: Financial services

Size: Eight employees

Investors: Self-funded to date with $1m of personal savings

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

Lexus LX700h specs

Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh590,000

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