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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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Rivian taps ex-Porsche and Apple vet to lead R2, R3 EV platform development

Baua Electric

With experience at Apple and Porsche , Jonas Reinke joins Rivian to help launch its new EV platforms, including R2 and R3. Mittelbach brings over 20 years of experience from Mercedes, serving as plant manager in East London and South Africa. He will also help improve the existing R1T and R1S electric models.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

Green Car Congress

Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. The Group operates 120 production plants in 20 European countries and a further 11 countries in the Americas, Asia and Africa. billion in 2015-16.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

Driivz

Seven automotive manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche, and Volkswagen) agreed to adopt the combined plug standard, with the first prototype implementation demonstrated in May 2012. What are CCS “combo plugs”? The CCS Combo 1 (CCS1) connector uses the standard U.S.

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A Response from CC Power on the DC-DC

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Here goes: "The converters have been manufactured for over 20 years and we have 10,000+ units operating in South Africa at 120 volts, all using the same build, without any problems. I prefer not to comment on it but simply wish to pass it on to others who might have wondered what the manufacturer said.

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