Chinese electric vehicles put into use in Ethiopia

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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.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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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.

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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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