It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars

silence7@slrpnk.net · edit-2 9 months ago

It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars | automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia, unless they are electric [Edit: Strong indications this is unreliable]

silence7@slrpnk.net · 9 months ago

Per the article, viability is caused by an inability to afford oil, so electric becomes appreciably more reliable by comparison.

Trainguyrom@reddthat.com · 9 months ago

In hindsight it makes sense that smaller countries that might struggle to import oil would be the first ones to convert. They already have to supply electricity, why supply a second form of energy too?

VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world · 9 months ago

Kind of like how developing countries tend to skip over landline phones and go straight to cell phones. Why bother with that whole other form of infrastructure?

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It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars | automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia, unless they are electric [Edit: Strong indications this is unreliable]

It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars | automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia, unless they are electric [Edit: Strong indications this is unreliable]