South Africa – Page 8 – Thinking Port

South Africa Issues Tender For 513 MW/2,052 MWh Battery Storage Spread Across 5 Sites

March 17, 2023 admin africa, batteries, Energy Storage, eskom, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:16:22 +0000

South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has formally invited interested parties to register prospective bids under the Battery Energy Storage Capacity Bid Window of the Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (Battery Energy Storage IPPPP). The Bid Submission is scheduled to close on 5 July 2023, at 17:00. The tender stipulates that the minimum […]

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South Africa’s uYilo e-Mobility Program Is Celebrating 10 Years Of Promoting Electric Mobility

March 17, 2023 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Nissan, South Africa, uyilo

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:35:39 +0000

South Africa’s uYilo e-mobility program is a multi-stakeholder, collaborative program focused on enabling, facilitating, and mobilizing electric mobility in South Africa. This March, uYilo e-Mobility Programme is celebrating a decade of enabling and facilitating the ecosystem for electric mobility in South Africa. The program was established in March 2013 as an initiative of the Technology […]

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Elon Musk’s Second Cousin, Hilton Musk, Takes Tesla Model X On 1,400 KM Drive From Cape Town To Johannesburg

March 17, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, South Africa, tesla, tesla model x

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:57:06 +0000

Tesla’s vehicles are not yet available for people to buy in South Africa. However, Rubicon, the largest supplier of solar systems and components to the commercial & industrial and residential sectors in South Africa, had the honour of bringing in the first ever Tesla vehicle to South Africa. Rubicon’s Model X is the Performance version. […]

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South Africa’s Naamsa Recommends Incentives Up To R80,000 ($4,320) To Catalyze Growth Of EV Sector

March 13, 2023 admin africa, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev incentives, policy & politics, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:05:01 +0000

South Africa has been quite slow when it comes to introducing policies and incentives catering to the electric mobility sector. It would be in South Africa’s best interest to expedite this, as over 70% of vehicles produced in South Africa are exported to Europe, a region where electric vehicle sales are growing and a region […]

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Stellantis Signs MOU To Manufacture Vehicles In South Africa

March 13, 2023 admin clean transport, green economy, Manufacturing, South Africa, stellantis

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:05:17 +0000

South Africa’s auto assembly and manufacturing industry is a key pillar of the country’s economy. It is the largest manufacturing sector in South Africa, with a substantial 18.7% of value addition within the domestic manufacturing output derived from vehicle and automotive component manufacturing activity. The auto industry also employs over 100,000 people. Its contribution to […]

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Justus Visagie Sets Another EV Road Trip Record In South Africa, This Time In A BMW i4 M50

March 12, 2023 admin africa, BMW, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:35:26 +0000

Motoring journalist Justus Visagie has been doing road trips in electric vehicles in South Africa to show that fully electric cars can easily cover long distances in the country. Last year, he drove from Cape Town to Johannesburg in a BMW iX xDrive50 SUV in 20 hours and 17 minutes with TV presenter Ernest Page. […]

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Could The Transition To Electric Mobility On The African Continent Support Development Of Local Battery Manufacturing?

March 11, 2023 admin africa, batteries, battery manufacturing, chiina, clean transport, democratic republic of congo, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Madagascar, South Africa, tanzania, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:05:50 +0000

The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age. Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable. Already in several African countries, there are some […]

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More Mining Companies Are Now Adding Renewable Energy To Their Energy Mix, Says JUWI

March 10, 2023 admin africa, clean power, juwi, Mining, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:26:14 +0000

The mining sector is one of the most energy intensive sectors. Big mines can be located close to the grid and hence have access to the grid. However, in some places, electricity from the grid may not always be available, especially in areas with weak and intermittent grids. A lot of mines also operate in […]

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New Record Set For An EV Trip From Cape Town To Johannesburg In A Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+

March 6, 2023 admin africa, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Mercedes Benz, mercedes eqs, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:45:09 +0000

Motoring journalist Justus Visagie and co-driver Michael MacIntyre drove from Cape Town to Johannesburg in a Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ sedan in 19 hours and 6 seconds. This is a new record for an electric car trip between the two famous South African cities. Netstar, a provider of advanced vehicle and fleet tracking, as well as […]

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VW Is Working To Grow Its Footprint In Africa, & Electric Mobility Is Part Of The Vision

March 5, 2023 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, South Africa, Volkswagen, vw

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:25:34 +0000

VW is working to grow its footprint on the African continent. VW has a factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where it has capacity to produce 162,000 vehicles per year. Currently, 75% of the vehicles produced in South Africa are exported to global markets such as Germany, UK, and Japan. VW produces the ICE VW […]