Sulmi EB-One: First e-motorbike created in the UAE hits the grit

The zippy new arrival was designed in a Sharjah tech hub

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  The Sulmi EB-One is the first e-motorcycle to be designed and manufactured in the UAE. All photos: SRTIP

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  Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi between Omar Al Suwaidi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, right, and Hussain Al Mahmoudi, chief executive of SRTIP

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  The EB-One was developed at Sharjah's SoiLAB facility

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  Early design sketches of the EB-One

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  The EB-One's digital instrument cluster

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  Sulmi's chief executive Rashid Al Salmi addresses the audience

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  Comfort was key in the EB-One's development

UAE start-up Sulmi has launched the sleek EB-One, the first e-motorbike entirely designed and built in the Emirates.

The high-performance electric offering was unveiled at a ceremony at the company’s headquarters before an audience of VIPs, officials and businessmen and women.

The new arrival has a top speed of 150kph and it can travel for 300km on a single charge.

It is powered by a 10.4kW battery than can be charged from 0 to 80 per cent in an hour.

Aside from the aerodynamic looks, the EB-One includes a digital instrument cluster, LED headlights and a USB charging port.

The EB-One's digital instrument cluster. Photo: SRTIP

Sulmi, part of SRTIP, a Sharjah-based technology hub, hopes the bike will be a game-changer in the two-wheeled transport market, both in the UAE and farther afield.

Research and development for the e-bike took place at the Sharjah Open Innovation Lab, a government-backed initiative geared towards keeping the emirate at the forefront of technological development.

SRTIP says the unveiling marks a “major milestone for the UAE's sustainable transportation and mobility sector and a further step towards the country's clean energy goals in the run-up to Cop28”, which is taking place in Dubai in December.

The launch audience included SRTIP chairperson Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, as well as Omar Al Suwaidi, the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.

She said the hub was committed to empowering local start-ups such as Sulmi. “The launch of the EB-One is a proud moment for UAE entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation within the country’s sustainable transport vision.”

Exact pricing has yet to be announced, but Sulmi is taking advance orders for the EB-One now.