Sunshine@piefed.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 days agoEthiopia goes electric following gas car banwww.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.networld@quokk.auworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkEthiopia goes electric following gas car banwww.dw.comSunshine@piefed.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square31linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.networld@quokk.auworldnews@lemmit.online
Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
minus-squarebudget_biochemist@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoTo be specific, the ban is only on new imports of cars. Doesn’t effect any domestic production of petrol cars, (or all existing vehicles). Still a big step of course.
To be specific, the ban is only on new imports of cars. Doesn’t effect any domestic production of petrol cars, (or all existing vehicles). Still a big step of course.