South Africa – Page 15 – Thinking Port

Two Car Journalists Drove a BMX iX xDrive 50 From Cape Town To Johannesburg in 20 Hours!

July 4, 2022 admin BMW, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, eskom, South Africa

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 […]

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The UK Gives South Africa R3.7 Million To Fund Skills Training Projects For Jobs in The EV Sector

June 27, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev jobs, green economy, Manufacturing, South Africa, uk

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 […]

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Woolworths South Africa To Shift 70% Of Its Delivery Fleet To Electric

June 6, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, 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 […]

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The BMW iX1 Is Coming To South Africa

June 2, 2022 admin africa, BMW, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, South Africa

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 […]

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Audi South Africa Conducts Electric Vehicle Safety Training For South African First Responders

June 1, 2022 admin africa, Audi, clean transport, Electric vehicles, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:45:32 +0000

Having taken part in several round table sessions on electric mobility involving a wide cross section of stakeholders in quite a number of African countries, I have noticed that some of the key concerns that keep coming up in these forums are on the lack of trained technicians and first responders in the various countries. […]

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Ford Switches On 13.5MW Solar Carport To Power 35% Of SA Factory

May 17, 2022 admin clean power, ford, Solar, Solar energy, Solar power, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 16:35:37 +0000

Ford South Africa’s assembly plant is now generating 35% of its electricity needs onsite from a newly commissioned 13.5 MW solar carport system. Through a long term Power Purchase Agreement with SolarAfrica, Ford will offset a significant amount of CO2 from the electricity it consumes from South Africa’s predominantly coal-powered grid. According to an announcement […]

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Right-Hand-Drive Electric Vehicle Markets — Projections

February 26, 2022 admin Australia, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev forecasts, ev sales, India, indonesia, Japan, market research, NEW ZEALAND, research, South Africa, uk

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 20:30:47 +0000

Although the current EV market appears to concentrate on the left-hand-drive markets of the USA, Europe and China, a significant number of earth’s citizens live in right-hand-drive markets. Below is a summary of right-hand-drive EV markets — projections from Rethink Energy’s lead analyst, Peter White. Australia Up to the start of 2021 (12 months ago), […]

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Check Out This New Electric Rickshaw Delivery Van Concept From Sweden

February 16, 2022 admin clean motion, clean transport, Electric vehicles, revolt, rickshaw, South Africa, tuk tuk

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:40:42 +0000

Tuk-tuk, moto rickshaw, or light delivery van – call it what you will, it’s pretty awesome!

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The BMW iX Lands With A Bang In South Africa’s Growing Electric Vehicle Market

February 5, 2022 admin BMW, bmw i3, bmw ix, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, mini cooper se, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:16:49 +0000

Sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa have been quite slow over the years. The table below shows EV sales over the past 6 years: The slow sales of BEVs can be attributed to several reasons, including: A limited number of models available in South Africa: For along time, there was essentially just one […]