Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 22:05:15 +0000
For many years, social trends and aggressive marketing were pushing the narrative of bigger is better. Large gas-guzzling SUVs and pickup trucks were the talk of the town. The Toyota Hilux pickup truck has been South Africa’s top selling vehicle for decades, and it still is. However, it seems compact vehicles with small 1- to […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:05:05 +0000
In most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, private operators of small buses usually carrying between 16 to 25 passengers and in some cases, up to 35 passengers, are the main commuter transport providers. These minibuses usually run on informal schedules, and sometimes, their routes are also not fixed. These ubiquitous privately-owned minibus taxis in sub-Saharan Africa […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:05:05 +0000
In most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, private operators of small buses usually carrying between 16 to 25 passengers and in some cases, up to 35 passengers, are the main commuter transport providers. These minibuses usually run on informal schedules, and sometimes, their routes are also not fixed. These ubiquitous privately-owned minibus taxis in sub-Saharan Africa […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:35:11 +0000
Justus Visagie and Ernest Page set a record for the fastest ever all-electric car drive between Cape Town and Johannesburg in a BMW iX! When electric cars are discussed on various local forums, as well as on social media, most of the comments will be quite negative and mostly FUD around the now too common […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:35:11 +0000
When electric cars are discussed on various local forums, as well as on social media, most of the comments will be quite negative and mostly FUD around the now too common electricity rationing program (load-shedding) introduced by South Africa’s state-owned utility company Eskom. “How can electric cars work here when we get so many power […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:05:14 +0000
As the world races to decarbonize, there is growing focus on increasing the penetration of variable renewables such as solar and wind. This means that there will be a critical need for large scale storage systems for various energy storage applications. More importantly, long duration storage will play a key role. Redox flow batteries have […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:35:11 +0000
When electric cars are discussed on various local forums, as well as on social media, most of the comments will be quite negative and mostly FUD around the now too common electricity rationing program (load-shedding) introduced by South Africa’s state-owned utility company Eskom. “How can electric cars work here when we get so many power […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:35:10 +0000
The automobile assembly and motor vehicle component manufacturing industry is a critical pillar of the South African economy. Before the Covid19 pandemic, South Africa’s assembly plants produced 610,854 vehicles in 2018, all of which were internal combustion engine vehicles. 58% of these vehicles were for the export market. Vehicles and components manufactured in South Africa […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:05:11 +0000
We wrote about Woolworths South Africa trialing electric vans on some of its delivery routes last year. Now, after a successful 10-month trial, Woolworths has announced that it will be the first South African retailer to embark on an extensive rollout of electric panel vans (EVs) in partnership with DSV and Everlectric to deliver their […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:05:13 +0000
When it comes to bringing EVs to South Africa, BMW has been the leader. From the time it introduced the i3 about 7 years ago, BMW has consistently introduced battery-electric vehicles as well as some plug-in hybrids whenever they became available on the global market. This is a really big deal, as not all brands […]