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"Ethiopia spent nearly $6 billion to import fossil fuels last year — with more
than half of that spending going to fuel vehicles. In response, Ethiopia’s
Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter
Ethiopia, unless they are electric. (!)
Last February, the European Union approved a law that would ban the sale of
combustion engine cars in its member states from 2035 — joining several US
states, Canada, Japan, Singapore, India, New Zealand, and a number of other
nations with similar bans already on the books (see chart, below). Ethiopia,
however, isn’t waiting for 2035.
Ethiopia is trying to ban ICE vehicles
now.
According to a news update from the parliament, Alemu Sime, the Ethiopian
Minister for Transport and Logistics, announced the completion of the nations
Logistics Master Plan Monday. Details were scarce, but he has announced that,
“a decision has been made, that automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia unless they
are electric ones.”"
Via Diane A.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
