Pimp my ride, the sustainable, Egyptian way: Unhappy with surging fuel prices, Egyptian teacher Ali Al Saeed decided to convert his 1985 Fiat into an EV, Reuters reported on Monday. Despite the hefty cost of the electric battery (nearly six times the USD 510 car’s price), the investment was worth it, Al Saeed says. He used to fuel up nearly every other day — a hefty financial burden that soon proved to be unsustainable (in more ways than one). Thanks to his new investment, charging his car costs him around USD 0.50 for almost every 100 km traveled.

Al Saeed may prove to be an early trendsetter for EVs in Egypt — the country’s House of Representatives earlier this week approved a bill that will push green vehicle assembly and adoption.