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Sulmi Sulmi is a UAE-based company that has developed an advanced electric motorbike with an intelligent rider assist system.

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RASHID AL SALMI, FOUNDER AND CEO, SULMI

Sulmi has built the first all-electric motorbike in the UAE and the region, with a technology built by Emiratis and Arabs. With the delivery sector being one of the biggest in the region, Sulmi is solving transportation challenges related to it, and its Rider Assist system aims to save lives by enhancing the driving behavior from riders and drivers in the next five to seven years.

  • FOUNDED IN: 2019
  • SECTOR: INTELLIGENT MOBILITY

"We aim to remove more than 8,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the next five years by replacing the internal combustion engine-based motorbikes, and we also look forward to creating more jobs for Emirati and local cadres!"

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