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Porsche Centre Oman & Shell Partner To Expand EV Charging Network

At least 8 high-performance Porsche charging stations and 125 Porsche Destination Chargers will be installed by the end of 2026.

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Porsche Centre Oman has announced a major partnership with Shell Oman Marketing Company aimed at expanding electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities across the Sultanate. Under this new agreement, the pair will co-install at least eight co-branded Porsche and Shell high-performance DC fast charging stations and 125 Porsche Destination Chargers by the end of 2026.

This strategic collaboration supports Oman’s broader sustainability vision and positions both companies at the forefront of the country’s evolving electromobility infrastructure. The initiative will provide Porsche customers convenient, reliable, and easily accessible EV charging options at Shell locations nationwide.

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Samir Abdul Rasool Qassim Al Zadjali, CEO of Porsche Centre Oman, said, “Today marks a significant step forward in our commitment to a more sustainable future. This partnership with Shell Oman enables us to lead the charge in building the infrastructure needed to accelerate EV adoption across Oman. By delivering both high-performance DC fast chargers and destination AC chargers, we are meeting our customers’ evolving needs and supporting Oman’s long-term sustainability goals”.

Beginning 1 June 2025, Porsche Centre Oman customers who purchase new electric vehicles will receive a two-year subscription granting them 2,250 kWh of charging at Porsche-branded DC high-performance charging sites at no additional cost. Afterward, customers can continue to use the DC chargers at preferential rates. The 125 Porsche Destination Chargers installed across Oman will remain free to Porsche vehicle owners.

Burair Al Lawati, General Manager of Strategy & Energy Transition at Shell Oman, highlighted the partnership’s alignment with Shell’s sustainability objectives. “At Shell, we are dedicated to promoting sustainable mobility solutions. Our collaboration with Porsche underscores our commitment to building reliable EV charging infrastructure across Oman. Together, we aim to empower motorists with the resources and confidence to transition smoothly to electric vehicles”.

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Shell’s nationwide network of service stations will incorporate the high-performance DC chargers, ensuring Porsche drivers and other EV users have dependable charging solutions, whether travelling within urban areas or beyond. The partnership also includes plans for public awareness campaigns and digital integration initiatives to drive wider EV adoption.

Both Porsche Centre Oman and Shell Oman view this collaboration as essential in shaping Oman’s electromobility landscape. It underscores the power of cross-industry partnerships in building a resilient, innovative, and sustainable future that prioritizes customer experience and environmental responsibility.

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At I/O 2026, Sundar Pichai Concedes AI Must Deliver Real Value

Gemini 3.5, a personal agent called Spark, agentic shopping, and Android XR eyewear are all aimed at making AI feel useful, not just impressive.

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Google’s annual I/O developer conference (I/O 2026) has recently become a status update on the same question: can the company turn its AI spending into products people use every day? This year, chief executive Sundar Pichai described Google as being in a phase of hyper progress, while conceding this is the part of the cycle where people want to see real value in the products they use on a day-to-day basis.

The strategy on display was to push agents — AI systems that act on a user’s behalf — into nearly every Google product at once. Search now has an “intelligent search box” that returns generated explainer videos alongside links. Gmail, Docs, YouTube and Maps are gaining their own agent layers, including a Docs Live feature that turns spoken instructions into drafted text with citations.

Two new models, Gemini 3.5 and a cheaper Gemini 3.5 Flash, arrived the same day. Google says 900 million people now use Gemini, and that more than 50 billion images have been generated with it. The pricing tier names are likely to confuse buyers: a new AI Ultra plan launches at $100 a month, while the older Gemini AI Ultra drops from $250 to $200.

The flashier announcements were Gemini Omni, a video generator pitched as a more realistic answer to OpenAI’s discontinued Sora 2, and Gemini Spark, a personal agent that handles recurring tasks across a user’s Google account. A new universal shopping cart lets agents complete purchases across multiple retailers from inside Google itself, placing the company between the merchant and the buyer, and also owning the checkout.

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Google also confirmed its Android XR eyewear, built with Samsung and frames from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. Audio-only glasses ship this autumn; a display-equipped version, which would superimpose live translations into the wearer’s field of view, is still in development. Both sets translate, however only the display version shows you the result.

What Pichai did not resolve is the bargain underneath all this. An agent is only useful to the degree it knows your calendar, your inbox, your shopping history and your physical surroundings. Google has now confirmed that, in time, the same context may carry advertising.

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