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.
So, can some insider give more information on this? The dam that they’re planning to draw the energy from is highly contested, with Egypt, right? They also don’t seem to have a lot of infrastructure for charging those vehicles. And apparently this decision hasn’t been put into action yet?
@sir_pronoun GERD (the dam) is already partly operating but yes contested.
The plan seems to be primarily aimed at slowing fuel imports. Worth noting their leader Abiy has created a coalition of almost all the political parties so it’s now almost a de-facto one party state (except places he has attacked like Tigray, which is now in famine).
So, can some insider give more information on this? The dam that they’re planning to draw the energy from is highly contested, with Egypt, right? They also don’t seem to have a lot of infrastructure for charging those vehicles. And apparently this decision hasn’t been put into action yet?
@sir_pronoun GERD (the dam) is already partly operating but yes contested.
The plan seems to be primarily aimed at slowing fuel imports. Worth noting their leader Abiy has created a coalition of almost all the political parties so it’s now almost a de-facto one party state (except places he has attacked like Tigray, which is now in famine).
Here is a better article on it
Personally I think there’s going to be problems.