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Electric cars sales are gaining significant traction globally, as covered regularly here on CleanTechnica. We are starting to see significant action in several African countries as well.
The Ethiopian story is now widely known around the world after CleanTechnica covered that in detail over the past couple of years. In 2024, Ethiopia shocked the world and became the first country in the world to restrict the importation of ICE vehicles. Ethiopia has progressively added measures and incentives for EVs along with what is essentially a total ban on the importation of ICE vehicles. This has resulted in a surge of electric vehicle imports in Ethiopia, mostly from China. According to Ethiopia’s Transport Ministry, imports of electric cars jumped from 7,000 in 2022 to 115,000 in 2025. Incredible progress!
Another country that is now seeing rapid adoption of electric cars is Egypt. 11,500 electric cars were sold in 2025. Projections for 2026 sales will double according to multiple reports.
Here is a snapshot of the number of electric cars in select African countries.
