Watts & Wheels reviews an electric bakkie, drives an electric Uber and wonders if Chinese brands are taking over everything.
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From budget city cars to ultra-luxury flagships, South Africans are increasingly spoiled for choice in electric cars.
While EVs remain the focus in this episode of Watts & Wheels, the conversation also turns to something far less planet-friendly.
Watts & Wheels is back – EVs, Chinese challengers, mega chargers and petrol rebels collide in the new season’s first episode.
BYD has launched the Sealion 5 in South Africa – and it’s the country’s most affordable plug-in hybrid EV to date.
China’s largest car maker, BYD, has announced it will launch the Sealion 5 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in South Africa.
Construction of the 1MW supercharger network will commence in the second quarter of 2026, BYD has announced.
Little progress on consumer incentives has raised serious concerns over South Africa’s sluggish electric vehicle roll-out.
Eskom has signed a memorandum of cooperation with BYD aimed at advancing electric mobility in South Africa.
BYD on Tuesday unveiled South Africa’s new cheapest electric car, costing just R339 900 – and it’s not half bad.









