Browsing: Watts & Wheels

With petrol heading for a new record, do solar panels and an EV really work as a hedge against fuel and Eskom?

Chinese brands poached designers from Audi, Bentley and Range Rover – and South African buyers are responding.

Nineteen battery-electric models were shown at the Festival of Motoring. Only the Suzuki e Vitara was not Chinese.

Hilton Musk tells Watts & Wheels that Rubicon is aiming for a thousand chargers within five years, focused on urban hubs.

Mncane Mthunzi takes the role in an industry whose US exports have collapsed 74% and whose NEV transition is stalling.

Nigeria and Uganda are now closed, leaving Uber in just six African markets after four exits.

Hiten Parmar on why South Africa’s electric transition is starting with trucks rather than family cars.

GridCars founder Winstone Jordaan on what it takes to build a national EV charging network in South Africa, and what still stands in the way.

Vehicle verification start-up FirstCheck says it finds odometer rollbacks daily, some of them on cars advertised as financeable.

A raft of electric, hybrid and bakkie launches takes the fight to Toyota, Ford and Isuzu in the most fiercely contested segment.