RIYADH: As Saudi Arabia moves toward its goal of increasing electric vehicle adoption, efforts are underway to build a fully localized EV charging network.
Smart Mobility, a joint venture between China’s Foxconn Interconnect Technology and Saudi Arabia’s Saleh Suleiman Al-Rajhi and Sons, is one of the companies working in the Kingdom’s emerging EV ecosystem.
Speaking to Arab News at the EV Auto Show Riyadh 2025, which has Arab News as a media partner, Ben Jia, vice president of sales at Smart Mobility, outlined the company’s mission to build the country’s first fully localized EV charging network — from hardware and software to manufacturing.
“Our mission is to bring our experience from China and Europe to establish a Saudi-based charging manufacturer,” Jia said.
“We want to create solutions designed for Saudi heat, Saudi users and Saudi roads. This market has unique challenges, and we are engineering around them.”
