Right in front of the fuel depot at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport lies a hub crowded with electric vehicles (EVs). The area resembles a showcase for the Volkswagen series, not to mention the Mercedes EQ, BYD Seagull, and Toyota bz4x parked in the premise.
On a foggy day two weeks ago, Birhanu brought his gray Volkswagen Intelligent Design (ID) 6 to this place. He is hoping to find a solution to the problem he is facing with his car.
“It keeps giving me alerts with red lights,” he says. Birhanu bought his ID6 for 4.2 million birr, expecting to cut fuel costs. “It helped me save a fortune,” says Birhanu. According to Birhanu, who is a contractor, servicing an EV is a little expensive, but considering the savings, he believes it’s a fair deal. “I am not spending money on oil changes or fuel, so it’s not that bad to pay a little extra compared to fuel cars,” he smiles.
The place he went was Gerar EV Garage, one of the few emerging exclusive EV garages in the capital.
Despite the garage catching up with the times, Gerar has been in business since 1979. “It used to be our family’s business. Currently, my brother and I run it,” Zelalem Bayu, CEO of Girar EV Garage, told Shega.
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