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South Africa Could Miss Out On EVolution

October 18, 2019 admin BMW, bmw south africa, cars, clean transport, consumer technology, daimler, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, green economy, hybrid electric cars, investment, isuzu, Manufacturing, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, phev, policy & politics, South Africa, south africa electric cars, south africa electric vehicles, toyota, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:00:44 +0000

Elon Musk’s home town of Pretoria recently hosted the Smarter Mobility Africa 2019 Summit, where the future of South Africa’s automotive manufacturing industry was one of the major sessions. According its website, “Smarter Mobility Africa brings together mobility thought leaders from business and government to consider, collaborate, co-create and consolidate efforts for accelerating the transition to electric and smart mobility.” Some of the discussions zoned in on how international markets are preparing for the transition to electromobility and how South Africa’s motor vehicle manufacturing industry could be impacted by this shift