The National Agency for Energy Management has accepted 23 applications from taxi owners for a 10,000-dinar grant to purchase an electric taxi, under a pilot programme supporting electric mobility in Tunisia that targets 47 drivers.
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The National Agency for Energy Management announced on Friday that it had accepted 23 applications from taxi owners for a 10,000-dinar grant to purchase an electric taxi, as part of a pilot programme supporting electric mobility in Tunisia.
The agency launched the programme on August 20, 2026, for 47 taxi drivers, with the aim of supporting the use of electric vehicles in the transport sector.
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