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Ethiopians are struggling to keep up with the new "EV or nothing" policy

14 points by impish9208 2y ago

bkjshki 2y ago
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ZeroGravitas 2y ago
The journalist and at least one of the EV owners they interview seem unaware that fast charging is not strictly necessary for EV usage. Like the similar forthcoming bans in other countries, people seem to mentally replace the actual policy and results with a completely fictitious one because the actual policy is too reasonable to get angry about. The headline says "EV or nothing" and yet multiple people quoted claim they're going to buy a hybrid or other non-EV instead. Did they not read the headline or did the person writing the headline not read the article?
- elzbardico 2y ago
  Fast charging is not necessary for someone who works from home in a suburban house in a country with abundant electricity and who has money to buy an EV with a high-capacity battery, instead cheap urban chinese EV cars.
dunekid 2y ago
I could not see anywhere if the ban is in place. Just that the infra is apparently not ready. But considering their cheap electrical energy, and if they have a good distribution network alreadyin place, this can be done rather very well. But an outright ban doesn't make any sense. Banning non hybrid ICE might be a good idea, considering the reason cited is lack of foreign reserves. But just getting any cheap EV from china without maintenance commitment, is awful.
- anovikov 2y ago
  Allowing hybrid ICEs is the most stupid, disastrous loophole that can be created. Vast majority of ICE cars sold today are so-called "hybrids", which in essence means they have no idle mode, starting the engine every time it starts moving and shuts it down when stopped - which means nothing but an oversized starter and battery (and more engine wear and more expensive maintenance). That's simply a gift to the ICE manufacturers and maintainers - let them sell more of more expensive and more maintenance-hungry ICE cars for essentially zero environmental effects (estimated fuel savings are under 5%)! When saying "hybrid", people think of something like Toyota Prius. That could make some sense (increasingly less and less as EV batteries get cheaper), but thing is, vast majority of "hybrids" are not like that and provide absolutely zero EV traction.

14 points by impish9208 2y ago

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The journalist and at least one of the EV owners they interview seem unaware that fast charging is not strictly necessary for EV usage. Like the similar forthcoming bans in other countries, people seem to mentally replace the actual policy and results with a completely fictitious one because the actual policy is too reasonable to get angry about. The headline says "EV or nothing" and yet multiple people quoted claim they're going to buy a hybrid or other non-EV instead. Did they not read the headline or did the person writing the headline not read the article?

elzbardico 2y ago
Fast charging is not necessary for someone who works from home in a suburban house in a country with abundant electricity and who has money to buy an EV with a high-capacity battery, instead cheap urban chinese EV cars.

dunekid 2y ago

I could not see anywhere if the ban is in place. Just that the infra is apparently not ready. But considering their cheap electrical energy, and if they have a good distribution network alreadyin place, this can be done rather very well. But an outright ban doesn't make any sense. Banning non hybrid ICE might be a good idea, considering the reason cited is lack of foreign reserves. But just getting any cheap EV from china without maintenance commitment, is awful.

anovikov 2y ago
Allowing hybrid ICEs is the most stupid, disastrous loophole that can be created. Vast majority of ICE cars sold today are so-called "hybrids", which in essence means they have no idle mode, starting the engine every time it starts moving and shuts it down when stopped - which means nothing but an oversized starter and battery (and more engine wear and more expensive maintenance). That's simply a gift to the ICE manufacturers and maintainers - let them sell more of more expensive and more maintenance-hungry ICE cars for essentially zero environmental effects (estimated fuel savings are under 5%)! When saying "hybrid", people think of something like Toyota Prius. That could make some sense (increasingly less and less as EV batteries get cheaper), but thing is, vast majority of "hybrids" are not like that and provide absolutely zero EV traction.