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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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Eskom Gears Up To Support The Growth of The Electric Mobility Sector In South Africa

CleanTechnica EVs

There are about 1000 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa at the moment. There has been a limited supply of EVs in South Africa over the years, with very few models to choose from since 2015. However, there are now more models on the market for consumers to choose from than before.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

Driivz

Easy access to charging infrastructure is a key enabler of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) and the European Automobile Manufacturing Association (ACEA) proposed the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in 2011. Both CC1 and CC2 use the same style connector for DC-powered charging.

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bp and Uber partner to drive delivery growth globally

Green Car Congress

The new partnership covers retail sites in Australia, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa and the west coast of US. Sites in the UK and eastern US will be added to the app for the first time this year, with plans to launch in other European markets from 2023. bp currently offers delivery in 10 markets with a variety of partners.

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LanzaTech collaborating with Swayana to convert waste gases from ferroalloy production to ethanol

Green Car Congress

The CO gas produced in open or semi-closed furnaces is burnt to CO 2 above the charge level. South Africa has the potential to produce more than 400,000 tonnes of ethanol per year from existing ferroalloy and titania producers. Any CO emitted to the atmosphere is assumed to be converted to CO 2 within days afterwards.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

Charged EVs

For the second year in a row, Charged has partnered with the global engineering and consulting firm umlaut to test and compare the user experience at the top DC fast charging networks and bring you the 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark. Charged : First of all, congratulations! The testing experts: umlaut.

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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

EV Central

Because if all we do is flood the market with BEVs – and New South Wales still has 75 per cent of its power generated by coal – all we have done is shift the emissions from the tailpipe to the power station.” We tend as a motor industry to focus on the charging infrastructure, but we need bigger solutions.