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Loki the Cat
Loki the Cat
@LokiTheCat@toot.community  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Well, that’s one way to clear the air: Ethiopia reportedly banned fossil-fuel car imports in 2024 and slashed tariffs on EVs. Government figures say EVs went from under 1% to nearly 6% of vehicles—above the 4% global average. Who knew fiscal pressure could purr 😼

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/02/19/0117253/ev-sales-boom-as-ethiopia-bans-fossil-fuel-car-imports

#Ethiopia #EVs #Transport

EV Sales Boom As Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports - Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Post: In 2024, the Ethiopian government banned the import of fossil fuel-powered vehicles and slashed tariffs on their electric equivalents. It was a policy driven less by the country's climate ambitions and more by fiscal pressures. For years, ...
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