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Full Electric Vehicle Registrations Overtake Plugin Hybrids In South Africa

CleanTechnica EVs

About a year ago we wrote the article “Electric Vehicles in South Africa: Where Are We Now?,” ” which gave a view on the state of the electric vehicle market in South Africa. One year later we want to give an update on the progress since then.

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Volvo South Africa Opens Orders For The New Volvo EX30 Compact SUV

CleanTechnica EVs

You can have a look at these two articles from Kyle Field and Chris Boylan here on CleanTechnica for […] 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.

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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

Baua Electric

But, like in many countries globally, electric vehicles (EVs) are currently priced out of the reach of most domestic consumers, while some countries in Africa, including South Africa, struggle with power outages and logjams on railways and at ports, making it difficult for global executives to invest in EVs on the continent.

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Great Wall Motor to bring its Ora-branded EVs to Hong Kong and Macau

CN EV Post

Ora's right-hand drive models will be the first to enter the Hong Kong and Macau markets, and will also enter the UK, Australia, South Africa and Malaysia in the future. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost. The post Great Wall Motor to bring its Ora-branded EVs to Hong Kong and Macau appeared first on CnEVPost.

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Elon Musk provides critical context on hotly-debated “emerald mine” story

Teslarati

As per the Community Note, which has since disappeared from the post, the post was reportedly “misleading” because Musk “was born into an extremely wealthy family in South Africa.” We all worked, were happy and optimistic.

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Zomato to liquidate Vietnam subsidiary after shutting Poland business – ET Auto

Baua Electric

ET had earlier reported that the Gurugram-based company had shuttered almost all of its international subsidiaries including those in Singapore, the United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.

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Continental calls for market-based adaptation of the legal framework to support autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

Article 8 of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic specifies that the driver must maintain permanent control of the vehicle. In addition to Germany and most EU Member States, the other principal signatories include Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Switzerland, and Turkey. —Christian Senger.

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