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A Look At The State Of The South African EV Landscape

May 27, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 16:54:03 +0000

The motor vehicle manufacturing industry is one of the most important sectors in South Africa, contributing 4.3% (2.4% manufacturing and 1.9% retail) to the gross domestic product. 633,332 vehicles were produced in South Africa in 2023. 399,594 vehicles were exported, which was a new record for exports, according to naamsa. … [continued]

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The BYD Dolphin Is Now The Lowest Priced EV In South Africa

May 13, 2024 admin africa, byd, byd dolphin, clean transport, Electric vehicles, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 16:04:56 +0000

Sales of electric vehicles have been very slow in South Africa, but the industry is starting to show signs of growth. Sales of battery-electric vehicles came close to breaching the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever. Last year, 931 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) were … [continued]

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Volvo Trucks South Africa Launches Electric Truck Equipment-As-A-Service Rental Solution

April 20, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, South Africa, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:40:45 +0000

Last year, Volvo Trucks started delivering heavy electric trucks to its customers in South Africa. In another major boost for the uptake of heavy electric trucks in South Africa, Volvo Trucks South Africa has now launched Equipment-as-a-Service (EaaS) model for electric truck rentals in the country. The local Volvo electric … [continued]

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Group Says Record 117 GW of New Wind Power Generation Installed in 2023

April 17, 2024 admin africa, China, climate change, global wind energy council, global wind report 2024, International, Kenya, news, offshore wind, power, report, South Africa, u.s., Wind, wind energy, wind power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:43:04 +0000

A report from a leading wind power trade association said a record 117 GW of new wind energy generation capacity was installed worldwide last year, a 50% increase from the […]

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Zero Carbon Charge Signs Deal To Bring 480 kW EV Ultra-Fast EV Chargers To South Africa

February 13, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:00:21 +0000

Zero Carbon Charge, the South African firm working to build South Africa’s first fully off-grid charging stations, has signed a memorandum … [continued]

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The Volvo XC40 Leads The Way In South Africa As BEV Sales Show Good Progress in 2023

January 21, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, South Africa, volvo, volvo xc40

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:20:48 +0000

Sales of battery-electric vehicles came close to breaching the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first … [continued]

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South Africa Looking at Nuclear Power to Solve Load-Shedding Crisis

December 12, 2023 admin blackouts, Coal, eskom, International, koeberg, load shedding, news, Nuclear, outages, South Africa

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:58:32 +0000

South African officials, faced with continued power outages that are hurting the country’s economy, are turning to nuclear power in an effort to support a more reliable supply of electricity. […]

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South Africa’s First Utility-Scale Solar Project Celebrates 10 Years of Electricity Production

December 8, 2023 admin africa, clean power, juwi, Solar energy, solar power plants, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:15:11 +0000

The RustMo1 Solar Project, the first renewable energy project developed under South Africa’s large renewables tender program — the Renewable Energy … [continued]

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World Bank Approves $1B Loan to Advance South Africa’s Power Sector Reforms

December 1, 2023 admin Coal, energy security, eskom, Fuel, International, just energy transition, Legal & Regulatory, nersa, news and notes, South Africa, world bank

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:12:00 +0000

The World Bank on Oct. 25 granted South Africa a $1 billion developmental policy loan (DPL) as a significant measure to help the country address its debilitating energy crisis, and encourage it to transition

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