Ethiopia bans non-electric vehicles

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Ethiopia bans imports of gas-powered private vehicles, but the switch to electric is a bumpy ride

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Ethiopia is trying to phase out gas-powered vehicles.

In January , the East African country became the first in the world to ban the importation of non-electric private vehicles.

More than 100,000 electric cars are now being imported into the country each month .

The official target is to increase the monthly import figure to 500,000 by 2030 .

Some Ethiopians are already giving up on electric vehicles.

Taxi driver Dereje Hailu , who had high hopes for his Chinese -made E-Star electric vehicle when he purchased it earlier this year , said his expectations had been dashed. “With such a car, I fear I might be stuck if I go far from Addis Ababa where there are no charging stations," he said..

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