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Ethiopia Leads EV Revolution In Africa

EV sales in Africa are booming, spurred in part by higher prices for gasoline and diesel as a result of the US assault on Iran .

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EV sales in Africa are booming, spurred in part by higher prices for gasoline and diesel as a result of the US assault on Iran . But even before that disastrous military campaign, many African nations lacked the refineries needed to turn crude oil into fuels, and so had to import every drop of gasoline or diesel, which was expensive.

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