Long lines have been forming at gas stations in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, amid fuel shortages and a price spike in recent months.
But electric vehicle driver Mikial Belayneh avoids them completely.
“I no longer line up for petrol on the road,” Belayneh, an Addis resident, told CNN.
A full charge of his imported Toyota bZ4X – a popular EV in the country – “is more than enough for two days.”
Belayneh, who charges his car at home, is part of a rapid transition to EVs in Addis Ababa.
This fast-growing city in the horn of Africa is at the center of Ethiopia’s goal to hoist millions of people out of poverty. (CNN)
One of the biggest reasons poor people can’t find jobs is their complete lack of reliable transportation!
Ethiopia has the right idea, All-electric cars can be built cheaply.
They could reduce poverty in the U.S. as well.
If not today, when?
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