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JUWI To Build 340MWp Solar Projects For South African Mining, Energy, & Data Center Leaders In 2025

February 9, 2025 admin 0 Comments africa, clean power, juwi, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar power plants, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:04:15 +0000

The South African solar industry has been on a roll over the last couple of years. Utility-scale plants were getting a lot of interest starting about 10 years ago due to South Africa’s well respected Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The program was the main driving force … [continued]

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Rider Completes A 900-Kilometer Electric Motorcycle Trip Across Kenya Using Only A Portable Charger

February 2, 2025 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:12:36 +0000

A boda boda rider traveled over 900 kilometers from Malaba, on Kenya’s western border with Uganda, to Mombasa, on the southern coast of Kenya, on the ROAM Air electric motorcycle, using only a portable charger. We have been covering developments in the electric motorcycle sector in a number of African … [continued]

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Volvo Cars Looks To Bolster Its Growing EV Market Share In South Africa, Adds Flagship Volvo EX90

January 30, 2025 admin africa, BMW, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, South Africa, volvo, volvo cars, volvo ex30, volvo ex90

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:58:10 +0000

Volvo’s flagship luxury SUV, the EX90, will join the South African lineup in the 1st half of 2025. After several years of having BMW top the BEV sales charts and also have the largest market share, Volvo Cars South Africa is now firmly in the driving seat. BMW had been … [continued]

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The Volvo EX30 Leads The Way In South Africa As BEV Sales Go Up 35% In 2024

January 30, 2025 admin africa, BMW, bmw ix3, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, research, South Africa, volvo, volvo ex30, volvo xc40

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:32:56 +0000

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) breached the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2024. Last year, 1,257 BEVs were sold in South Africa, up 35% from 929 units sold in 2023. The Volvo EX30 led the way with 406 units, taking … [continued]

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Car & General Launches Dealership in Kitui for Tuk-Tuks & Motorcycles

January 27, 2025 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, electric motorcycles, electric taxis, electric tuk-tuks, Electric vehicles, Kenya, nairobi, tuk tuks

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 19:04:05 +0000

Last week, Car & General launched a brand new dealership in Kitui, Kenya. The dealer, Salaba Holdings, will be retailing the company’s Piaggio three-wheelers and TVS motorcycles as well as offer service and parts in the eastern region town. Kitui is 162 km east of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, and … [continued]

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The All-New Mazda6e Looks Great, Brings Back Fond Memories

January 20, 2025 admin africa, changan, changan automobile, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Mazda, mazda6, mazda6e, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:20:13 +0000

I have fond memories of Mazdas. Mazda had a significant footprint in Zimbabwe’s vehicle assembly sector during the heydays of auto assembly in Zimbabwe. During its peak era (from the 1980s to the late 1990s), vehicle assembly plants assembled about 20,000 vehicles per year. One of the main plants during … [continued]

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GOGO’s Electric Motorcycle Customers In Uganda Covered 50 Million Kilometres In 2024

January 14, 2025 admin africa, battery swapping, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, ev battery swapping, gogo, motorcycles + scooters, Uganda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:47:22 +0000

We have been covering developments in the electric motorcycle sector in a number of African countries for over 6 years now. During that period, many startups went through several phases — from early pilots to early commercialisation of their products. A number of them are now ramping up production of … [continued]

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You Can Lease A Neta V In Kenya For Just $30 Per Day!

January 12, 2025 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, electric taxis, Electric vehicles, hozon neta v, Kenya, mojaev, nairobi, neta, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:51:54 +0000

South Africa is one of the largest markets for sales of brand new vehicles in Africa. Just over half a million new vehicles are sold in South Africa each year. South Africa is the biggest economy on the continent. However, what really makes a big difference is the country’s well … [continued]

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2025 To Be Year Of Electrification In Africa & South America

January 11, 2025 admin africa, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, phev, South America

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:57:45 +0000

In the EV world, I think most would agree that the biggest story of 2024 was the rapid scaling up of EV sales in China, particularly from future automotive king BYD. The Chinese EV market had been growing fast for years, and BYD had more than a decade of EV … [continued]

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South Africa’s ICE Vehicle Exports Decline by 23% In 2024

January 10, 2025 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev production, green economy, Manufacturing, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:51:40 +0000

Growing competition from EVs in key markets cited as one of the reasons for sharp decline. Six years ago, I wrote an article on how South Africa could miss out on the massive opportunities from the EV transition if the country did not act fast enough. That’s because the auto … [continued]

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