CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Historically, less economically rich countries have been the “dumping ground” of older, “out of date” vehicles from Europe, the US, [continued] The post Ethiopia Banning Non-Electric Car Imports appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

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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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 22, 2023

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2023

Last year, 22% of new car sales in China were 100% electric. About 6 million EVs (battery-electric + plug-in hybrids) were sold in China last year. The Chinese auto sector leads the world in terms of volumes when it comes to EV adoption. Topping the list was BYD Song and all its variants with 476,784 […]

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2012

It began a “50 by 50” effort calling for cars worldwide to be made 50% more fuel efficient by 2050, with an interim OECD target of 30% improvement by 2020. The latest GFEI research suggests that fuel economy in new light duty vehicles around the world improved between 2005 and 2008 from around 8.1 Earlier post.).

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Mutare is home to one of Zimbabwe’s motor vehicle assembly plants, Quest Motor Corporation. I was born in Mutare, a beautiful small border town in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Quest Motors is also the official dealer for BMW in Zimbabwe. I used to like BMW a lot when I was growing up. Being the […].

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