Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:15:35 +0000
Sales of battery-electric vehicles continue to show steady progress in South Africa. Battery-electric vehicle sales breached the 500 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2022. Last year, 502 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in South Africa, up from 218 in 2021. Sales in the first four months of […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:45:08 +0000
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), has deployed its first 10 electric vehicles in South Africa, as part of the company’s continuing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and promote sustainable logistics. FedEx says introducing EVs in South Africa marks an important milestone for the company as it works towards its goal […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 15:40:26 +0000
The motor vehicle and the associated vehicle components production industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the South African economy. A substantial 21.7% of value addition within the domestic manufacturing output was derived from vehicle and automotive component manufacturing in 2022, while the broader automotive industry’s contribution to the GDP comprised 4.9% (2.9% manufacturing and […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:58:19 +0000
The company will use the Volvo Electric FM 4X2 to move new passenger vehicles between factories/storage facilities and the Durban Port.
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:21:50 +0000
The founders of Zero Carbon Charge have been involved in the utility-scale solar sector in South Africa since 2011. Anticipating a surge in electricity demand in the long term due to incremental adoption of electric vehicles in South Africa, they decided to leverage their experience in the utility-scale solar sector to come up with a […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:21:40 +0000
The Western Cape Government’s website lists the definition of electricity wheeling (wheeling), as the act of transporting electricity from a generator to a remotely located end-user through the use of an existing distribution or transmission system. It adds that this may also be across multiple different distribution networks, such as through the national utility company, […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:03:57 +0000
The Volvo EX30 was launched recently by Volvo and will be available in several markets around the world. There is a lot of excitement around Volvo’s new compact SUV, and rightfully so given its impressive specs. You can have a look at these two articles from Kyle Field and Chris Boylan here on CleanTechnica for […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:11:39 +0000
Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have been quite slow in South Africa but are now showing signs of significant progress. In the first four months of 2022, 138 battery electric vehicles were sold in South Africa. Now, one year later, sales of battery electric vehicle have doubled over the same period. 284 battery electric […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:35:47 +0000
South Africa’s Shoprite Group is expanding its key environmental programs as part of its sustainability strategy. One of the major components of this strategy is the accelerated rollout of solar PV at its supermarkets and distribution centers, as well as the replacement of old lighting infrastructure with new LED lightbulbs. Shoprite operates in 11 African […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 16:05:43 +0000
One of South Africa’s leading mobile telecom companies, Vodacom, has spent over R4 billion ($203 million) on backup power solutions such as batteries and generators to keep its network going over the past 3 years in the face of increasing electricity rationing in the country. Vodacom says a further R300 million was spent in the […]