TechCentral has created a list of all electric cars available for sale in South Africa, along with their prices, range and performance figures.
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Mercedes-Benz is trying to sell buyers of its EQ electric sedans an annual add-on that unlocks a feature the vehicles already have.
Despite intense lobbying by South Africa’s motoring industry, government has so far refused to budge on the high import duties it imposes on electric vehicles.
South Africa is the only major market in the world that levies higher import taxes on EVs than on petrol-powered cars, says Mercedes-Benz’s Mark Raine.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa co-CEO Mark Raine predicts in this episode of TC|Daily that more than half of the company’s car sales locally by the end of 2026 will be full electrics.
Mercedes-Benz aims to produce electric cars consuming as little as 10kWh of energy per 100km, its chief technology officer said.
The longer-term future of Mercedes-Benz’s production plant in East London has been secured by investments to ensure its flexibility to produce vehicles with different powertrains.
Mercedes-Benz plans to invest more than €40-billion by 2030 to be ready to take on Tesla in an all-electric car market, but warned the shift in technology would lead to job cuts.
Mercedes-Benz is bolstering the C-Class line-up with versions that carry more powerful batteries to help its popular sedan withstand a trend toward sports utility vehicles.
Ford will plough over $1-billion into a plant in South Africa – its biggest-ever investment in the country – as the car maker scales back in other regions including Brazil and Europe.