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Ethiopia Shows Us Just How Fast The Transition To Electric Mobility Can Happen In Africa

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Like a lot of countries on the African continent, Ethiopia has an exceptionally low motorisation rate. Ethiopia has a population of 126 million people, but the total number of vehicles registered in Ethiopia is around 1.2 Most of these vehicles are over 20 years old. According to reports and.

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Ethiopia Banning Non-Electric Car Imports

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Historically, less economically rich countries have been the “dumping ground” of older, “out of date” vehicles from Europe, the US, [continued] The post Ethiopia Banning Non-Electric Car Imports appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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Deaths attributable to household air pollution and ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and overall in Africa, 1990–2019. The team devoted special attention to three rapidly developing Sub-Saharan countries: Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 Fisher et al.

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All EVs In Ethiopia Now Exempted From VAT, Surtax, & Excise Tax

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A number of countries in Africa depend on fossil fuel imports to meet their energy requirements in the transport sector. These fossil fuel imports constitute a good chunk of the total import bill, draining the countries of the much needed and scarce foreign currency. We have looked at a few of these countries recently. Examples […].

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EV Floodgates Open In Ethiopia After Gov’t Exempts All EVs From VAT, Surtax, & Excise Tax

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Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance exempted all electric vehicles from VAT, surtax, and excise tax! A year ago, the Ethiopian government introduced some incentives to catalyze the adoption of electric vehicles. They went further to exempt completely knocked-down kits from customs duty tax.

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The UN’s Resident Coordinator For Kenya Gets The Hyundai IONIQ 5 As Official Vehicle

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Several countries, including Rwanda, Mauritius, and Ethiopia, have introduced progressive policies and incentives to help drive the adoption of EVs. As the transition to electric mobility accelerates around the world, several African countries are also making great strides in promoting electric mobility.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

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The Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ) ( earlier post ) launched its second three-year effort to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. It also announced that a new partner—the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)—has joined the effort.