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Local Production of Plug-In Hybrids Up 5X In South Africa

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South Africa is one of the main motor vehicle assembly and manufacturing hubs on the African continent. Vehicles are produced in South Africa for the local South African market, the regional markets on the African continent, and for export to countries on other continents, such as Europe.

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Reservations Now Open For Audi’s e-tron Range In South Africa — Pricing Confirmed

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Audi has a good following in South Africa. According to Autotrader’s 2021 Mid-Year Car Industry Report, Audi is the 5th most searched brand in South Africa. I have also been a fan of Audi cars for a while. My eldest brother had an old Audi 500 over a decade ago. It was in very good […].

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Volvo Trucks South Africa Takes Its First Extra Heavy Electric Truck On A 600km Road Trip From Durban To Johannesburg

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One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks recently announced that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its customers in South Africa […]

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The UK Gives South Africa R3.7 Million To Fund Skills Training Projects For Jobs in The EV Sector

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The automobile assembly and motor vehicle component manufacturing industry is a critical pillar of the South African economy. Before the Covid19 pandemic, South Africa’s assembly plants produced 610,854 vehicles in 2018, all of which were internal combustion engine vehicles.

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Volvo Opens Orders For Heavy Electric Trucks For The Construction Industry In South Africa

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Heavy vehicles for applications such as construction sites or in campus-based sectors such as in mining environments usually have to drive for short distances at well known intervals. Vehicles in this sector are perfect for electrification.

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Volvo Trucks Is Bringing Electric Trucks To South Africa!

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One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. In 2022, the number of heavy electric trucks on the roads in Europe and the United States grew faster than ever before. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4,300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production […]

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Ballard & First Mode sign order for 30 additional hydrogen fuel cells for ultra-class mining trucks; 3MW

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The Ballard hydrogen fuel cell module will help power ultra-class mining haul trucks like this one at Anglo American’s Mogalakwena Platinum Group Metals mine in South Africa.