"Four months on, Deghareg is pleased with his purchase since he no longer has to endure long lines at the petrol pump, caused by Ethiopia's chronic fuel shortages. I'd have to wait two to three hours, even if I got there in the early morning, and they often run out of petrol before it's your turn, he says. Having an EV saves me lots of time. I have no regrets."
"But last year it became the first country to ban imports of combustion engine vehicles. Now, EVs are a common sight in the capital. The most prevalent brand is China's BYD, which recently overtook Tesla as the world's largest EV maker, although western vehicles are also popular. Roughly 115,000 EVs now ply Ethiopia's roads, out of a total of 1.5m cars in the country, according to the transport ministry. It wants to increase the number to 500,000 by 2030."
Ethiopia has moved quickly to adopt electric vehicles, banning imports of combustion-engine cars and seeing EVs become common in Addis Ababa. Chinese brand BYD is the most prevalent maker, and roughly 115,000 EVs operate among 1.5 million national cars, with a government target of 500,000 by 2030. EV owners report time savings and avoidance of long petrol queues caused by chronic fuel shortages. National electricity access remains limited, with persistent power cuts and many households lacking reliable grid supply. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will significantly increase hydropower capacity, but the grid still faces outages and expensive rural expansion.
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