Chinese brands have gone from fringe players to a fifth of South Africa’s new-vehicle sales.
Browsing: Greg Cress
From kilowatt-hours to charging costs, two EV veterans answer the questions new buyers actually ask.
Government is seeking to boost local automotive manufacturing while Chinese brands weigh investment versus market risks.
Little progress on consumer incentives has raised serious concerns over South Africa’s sluggish electric vehicle roll-out.
We recently had the opportunity to test drive the Mercedes-Benz EQG G580, the fully electric G-Wagon. Price: R4.6-million.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa is considering tax rebates and subsidies to encourage the adoption of electric cars has been widely welcomed.
Last weekend, TechCentral participated in a four-day road trip across South Africa to test the feasibility of driving electric cars across our vast country.
Day two of an epic EV road trip across South Africa was even more eventful than the drama-filled first day.
Longer ranges and shorter fill-up times could make hydrogen a worthy challenger to EVs. But don’t get too excited just yet.
It is not too late for South Africa to embrace the EV revolution, writes Accenture’s Greg Cress.