ETHIOPIA-ELECTRICAL VEHICLE-GREEN DEVELOPMENT

ETHIOPIA-ELECTRICAL VEHICLE-GREEN DEVELOPMENT

(220731) -- ADDIS ABABA, July 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kidem Tesfaye, chief executive officer of Green Tech Africa, shows how to operate a charging station at a company showroom in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ethiopia embarks on e-mobility transition amid rising fuel prices, quest for green dev't" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

African company works with Chinese EV manufacturers to promote e-mobility

STORY: African company works with Chinese EV manufacturers to promote e-mobility DATELINE: July 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of EVs 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KIDEM TESFAYE, CEO of Green Tech Africa STORYLINE: Green Tech Africa, an East African-based renewable energy company, has worked with major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers as part of its aspirations to promote e-mobility in Ethiopia and beyond, across the African continent. The company has partnered with the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport in a series of events, including a one-month-long free electric vehicle transportation campaign, to raise public awareness on e-mobility. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KIDEM TESFAYE, CEO of Green Tech Africa "When we introduced electrical vehicles for the first time, our motto was creating awareness and to engage in awareness creation. But people's response about an electrical vehicle was unexpected." Officia data show that Ethiopia spends