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South Africans Want Electric Vehicles — It’s Time For More Automakers To Step Up

CleanTechnica EVs

South Africa doesn’t have the perfect environment to incentivize global automakers to rush to introduce more electric vehicles. Petrol and diesel vehicles imported from the EU into South Africa have a customs duty of 18%, while for electric vehicles it is 25%. It is […].

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

Baua Electric

Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor plans to introduce its e-power hybrid technology car in Tunisia, its Africa head said on Tuesday, as part of plans to test demand in the African market for electric vehicles. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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Bounce Infinity Raises $20M in Funding from Existing Investors

Electric Vehicles India

The company ships to South Africa, Nepal, Kuwait, South America, and Sri Lanka. The company could offer customers the option of renting batteries that charge from the grid, similar to how they refuel petrol-powered scooters. According to sources, three new models will be launched this year.

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

Official JAC Motors documentation confirms the all-new ute will come as both an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid, but not with a traditional turbo-diesel drivetrain. litre turbo-petrol engine. It’s a five-year journey.”. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV. The most recently launched model globally is the JS6, a 4.6m five-seat SUV with a 1.5-litre