APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics on Tuesday announced that it will not allow vehicles to enter into the country unless they are electric ones. The ministry made the announcement while it presented a six-month performance report to the Urban Development an

APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics on Tuesday announced that it will not allow vehicles to enter into the country unless they are electric ones.

The ministry made the announcement while it presented a six-month performance report to the Urban Development and Transport Standing Committee in the House of People’s Representatives (Ethiopian Parliament).

Alemu Sime, Minister of Transport and Logistics, announced the completion of Ethiopia’s Logistics Master Plan involving implementation of “Green Transport” in the east African nation.

“A decision has been made that automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia unless they are electric ones,” Sime stated.

However, the affordability of electric cars for a significant portion of the Ethiopian population poses a potential challenge while not forgetting the percentage of the population able to afford a car remains negligible.

He further explained that efforts to establish charging stations for electric cars are in progress. One of the reasons behind this decision is Ethiopia’s inability to afford importing gasoline due to limited foreign exchange resources – according to the minister.

  • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    33·
    10 months ago

    The main suppliers of inexpensive EV’s are Chinese manufacturers. Most solar equipment is Chinese made. Watch the upcoming trade deals. It will be interesting to see if joint chinese-ethiopian manufacturing agreements pop up in Ethiopia, due to labour rate arbitrage.

    • HobbitFoot English
      21·
      10 months ago

      Ethiopia is also building a gigantic hydroelectric dam, which is meant to supply the region with cheap electricity.

        • nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.caEnglish
          9·
          10 months ago

          In this case they’ll have to avoid war with Egypt who is really really unhappy about their plans to dam the Nile.

        • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
          414·
          10 months ago

          The country that is famous for never being colonised.

          Whereas colonised countries were doing a lot better.

          Every bad thing in the world is due to the whiteman

          • HobbitFoot English
            5·
            10 months ago

            You’re right about the first sentence.

            The second sentence is more of a mixed bag.

            • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
              26·
              10 months ago

              Mixed bag yes.

              But places like South Africa, Namibia and Rhodesia were certainly doing a lot better than everything around them.

                • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
                  15·
                  10 months ago

                  Well Rhodesia never had that. Crime rates are getting a lot worse in south Africa.

              • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
                4·
                10 months ago

                All of those territories were ruled by a white settler minorities oppressing and exploiting the native people. They maintained their anti-democratic colonial political and economic systems. To any extent they were doing g “better” the overwhelming majority of the population was prohibited from benefiting from that.

                • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
                  14·
                  10 months ago

                  Just goes to show how bad the alternative isn’t it, if something bad is better. The majority of the population still benefited though. Its not like everything got worse. Genocide dropped, wars and infant mortality decreased, healthcare and education increased.

            • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
              13·
              10 months ago

              Cope about what? I got nothing to seethe about just correcting people.

  • maness300@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    10 months ago

    It’s always weird seeing places like Ethiopia be more proactive than the US.

  • Spzi@lemm.eeEnglish
    61·
    10 months ago

    Nice! The market and climate need clear signals like that.

  • MeanEYE@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    10 months ago

    Am assuming they fear of becoming a dumping ground for all the other countries once they start transitioning. I live in a country surrounded by EU members and similar thing happened few times. Once EU increases emission restrictions from EURO4 to EURO5, all the EURO4 engines get sold for dirt cheap to neighboring countries. Not a bad deal in general as you can get very cheap vehicles not older than 10 years with relatively low mileages in good condition.

    Am not sure how people not realize that buying a new car is more polluting to the environment than just using what you currently have.