Ethiopia to produce its first bio-fuel automobile

August 14th, 2009 | EthioPolitics.com |

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Addis Ababa - Ethiopia is scheduled to soon introduce the first bio-fuel automobile, in a move expected to reduce its heavy dependency on imported fuel.

Holland Car automobile assembly plant, which is assembling automobiles in Ethiopia, announced that the first bio-fuel automobile will be displayed in November 2009 here in Addis Ababa.

The General Manager of the plant Tadesse Tesema, told journalists that the decision to produce the bio-fuel automobile will help Ethiopia reduce its fuel importation cost, which is around US$1billion annually.

Tesema indicated that this kind of automobile will help car owners to reduce their fuel consumption by 50%.

“These bio-fuel automobile will also play a great role for climate change impact, which is becoming a major issue,” said Tesema.

The company is currently assembling Awash and Abay automobiles in the country, which attracts local buyers to turn their attention to local products.

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