Ethiopia has decided that only electric cars may be imported into the country. The move is a major step towards sustainable mobility and is ahead of the European Union's plans to ban internal combustion engines from 2035.
Well usually I’m in the fuck cars camp, especially as I’m pretty much forced to bicycle everywhere.
In a rich western country, low car ownership would be great. But cars are also an indicator of personal and economic prosperity. Car ownership is good ‘to a point’ so to speak.
Since the per capita gross national income of Ethiopia is barely above a thousand dollars, I don’t think they’re making informed decisions vis-a-vis car ownership. They simply can’t afford them. Heck, they can barely afford a bicycle I imagine.
Ah, so this is basically mandating that your unicorn needs to be painted pink…
I suspected car ownership would be low, but I didn’t know it was THAT bad though.
That bad, or that good?
Well usually I’m in the fuck cars camp, especially as I’m pretty much forced to bicycle everywhere.
In a rich western country, low car ownership would be great. But cars are also an indicator of personal and economic prosperity. Car ownership is good ‘to a point’ so to speak.
Since the per capita gross national income of Ethiopia is barely above a thousand dollars, I don’t think they’re making informed decisions vis-a-vis car ownership. They simply can’t afford them. Heck, they can barely afford a bicycle I imagine.
Given that Ethiopia is essentially Utopia incarnate, good, obviously.