Egypt to Produce Its Domestic Electric Car

Due to the rise of the air pollution problem, many countries are planning to face this situation by adopting a national manufacturing policy on the further production of electric cars.

For instance, Egypt’s plan is to adopt and enforce the manufacture of electric domestic cars by the year 2022, as the problems of gaseous air pollutants in megacity Cairo, became an all-time high, even though many climate change doubters would say otherwise.

In this regard, the government has previously announced that Egypt’s giant El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing firm will produce the first-ever Egyptian electric car E70 annually starting 2022 and that the vehicle will cost the consumer much less than the international one.

On this basis, the country will support and fund the state-owned El-Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, which is planned to produce EVs in partnership with China’s Dongfeng Motor Industry Import and Export Company.

The new electric vehicles are expected to be produced by mid-2022, with an annual production capacity of 25,000 cars, according to Hany ELKholy, an Egyptian car expert.

According to domestic reports, transportation counts for more than 23% of Egypt’s carbon dioxide emissions. It is also true that 88 % of all trips in Egypt are made by car. It makes sense, therefore, that if more Egyptians buy new electric cars and convert their cars to natural gas instead of gasoline fuel, there will be much less pollution and better air quality. This would help all of us, especially those with respiratory illnesses, to breathe more easily.

Moreover, with fewer gasoline vehicles on the road, the incidence of gridlock would decrease and overall traffic would flow more smoothly.