Ethiopia instituted a ban on new fossil fueled vehicle imports in order to wean itself away from importing expensive fossil fuels.
Within two years of the country’s 10-year goal to bring in more than 100,000 EVs they already account for nearly 10% of its vehicles. 🔌🚗
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/17/climate/ethiopia-evs-gas-car-ban-climate
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