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Ethiopia becomes first country to ban internal combustion engines: Only EVs allowed
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I would wager significant money that China has a big hand in this.
The Belt and Road initiative has been letting them get their hooks into Africa quite well and Ethiopia is still not a rich country, if you are reasonably well off and can afford a vehicle chances are its not going to be a Polestar or a Tesla. BYD, LDV and GWM are going to become the default brands.
You say that with such menace as though the West having their hooks in Africa has gone so well for Africa