Ethiopia has introduced modern electric vehicles (EVs) for public transportation, as part of the government's efforts to accelerate the transition to electric mobility.
These electric minibuses, imported from China, signify a significant step towards sustainable transport solutions.
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These electric minibuses, imported from China, signify a significant step towards sustainable transport solutions.
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00:04 Recently, some electric minibuses
00:06 have appeared on the roads of Addis Ababa,
00:09 the capital of Ethiopia, as a means of public transport.
00:13 And this is one of the latest moves of the Ethiopian
00:16 government to cut the carbon dioxide emission,
00:20 like what many countries do in the rest of the world.
00:23 As we all know, electric vehicle is the future trend.
00:27 And I heard these electric minibuses
00:30 are imported from China, not in the form of a whole vehicle,
00:34 but by different small parts.
00:37 And then they are assembled here in this factory
00:39 for two reasons.
00:41 The first reason is that the price
00:43 is more reasonable if they are assembled here in Addis Ababa.
00:47 And the second reason is that this
00:49 can help boost local employment, according to this company.
00:54 [SPEAKING ETHIOPIAN]
00:57 [SPEAKING ETHIOPIAN]
01:05 Starting from 2023, half year, we
01:09 imported CKD parts of electrical minibus,
01:13 as you see in the workshop.
01:15 We assembled around 216 units in the last four months.
01:22 And we are ready for the market.
01:24 Electric minibuses have a capacity of 15 seats.
01:30 It is high roof.
01:31 It's well ventilated inside, have a good space inside.
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