Posted on 02/03/2024 10:41:19 AM PST by cba123
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.”
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Ethiopia, blazing a new trail for humanity?
Ethiopia has cars? What’s next, food?
Ethiopia has cars?!
Who Knew
Up from the apes, and right back down again!
And we all know that Ethiopia has an advanced electrical power grid that will support all these cars.
More likely, people will be forced to by trucks to be able to function. Those who are not wealthy will do without, and Ethiopia will remain poorer than it has to be.
Meanwhile, is there any doubt that foreign money is lining the pockets of those who authorized this action?
Just a testing ground for the globalists.
Wonder how many charging stations they have in Africa much less Ethiopia.
Mind you, I do NOT support such laws. Everyone should have the freedom to choose.
But it is interesting, nonetheless.
Isn’t this the least of their worries???
Someone is getting paid to make these insane decisions.
There is really no way people are this stupid.
Both of them?
Toss up between food, shelter and clothing.
More like blazing a trail to greater abject poverty than they have already.
Who would want to go to Ethiopia?
Wow this will fix their economy.
The jokes write themselves. Is this the Babylon Bee?
Ethiopia, not the sharpest tool in the shed...
Maybe China will build them one.
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“ Mind you, I do NOT support such laws. Everyone should have the freedom to choose.”
That’s big of you. :)
My impression is you are a big EV supporter, especially 比亚迪汽车
Maybe I’m wrong.
Will anyone there notice?
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