- cross-posted to:
- climate@slrpnk.net
- world@quokk.au
- worldnews@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- climate@slrpnk.net
- world@quokk.au
- worldnews@lemmit.online
Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles.



To be specific, the ban is only on new imports of cars. Doesn’t effect any domestic production of petrol cars, (or all existing vehicles). Still a big step of course.