Being built in the UAE, near Abu Dhabi, Masdar City will be quite a futuristic city when completed. The futuristic city is supposed to zero carbon, zero waste and car-free city. Efficient transport though is a very important part of any city, so the car-free Masdar will employ all-electric autonomous pod cars in place of conventional cars.
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Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to have electricity-powered cars on its streets soon. Abu Dhabi, the emirate that exports oil, is now busy buying stakes in alternative energy. This includes a stake in Tesla Motors, the automobile start-up firm, based in California, the United States, which makes high-performance battery-electric vehicles.

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