CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 4, 2023

Sales of battery electric vehicles breached the 500 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2022. Last year, 502 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in South Africa, up from 218 in 2021. There has been a slow but steady increase in BEV sales in the country, punctuated by […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 23, 2021

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. Whilst there has been slow and steady progress in the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 5, 2023

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have been quite slow in South Africa but are now showing signs of significant progress. In the first four months of 2022, 138 battery electric vehicles were sold in South Africa. Now, one year later, sales of battery electric vehicle have doubled over the same period.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2017

The Volkswagen brand has established a "Sub-Saharan Africa” region to develop and strengthen its activities in the African market. Sub-Saharan Africa refers to the area of the African continent south of the Sahara. The region will be headed by Thomas Schäfer, Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen Group South Africa.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2023

Last year, 22% of new car sales in China were 100% electric. The Chinese auto sector leads the world in terms of volumes when it comes to EV adoption. About 6 million EVs (battery-electric + plug-in hybrids) were sold in China last year. Topping the list was BYD Song and all its variants with 476,784 […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 2, 2022

When it comes to bringing EVs to South Africa, BMW has been the leader. From the time it introduced the i3 about 7 years ago, BMW has consistently introduced battery-electric vehicles as well as some plug-in hybrids whenever they became available on the global market. This is a really big deal, as not all brands […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 12, 2023

The Japanese auto industry dictates the African vehicle market, especially in east and southern Africa, where 90% of the vehicles imported into this region are vehicles from Japan. Japanese brands rule in Africa and Toyota is King. Most of these vehicles are imported as used vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 27, 2022

Before the Covid19 pandemic, South Africa’s assembly plants produced 610,854 vehicles in 2018, all of which were internal combustion engine vehicles. 58% of these vehicles were for the export market. Vehicles and components manufactured in South Africa […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2023

The bZ3 is a battery-electric sedan jointly developed for the Chinese market by BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO., BTET is a joint venture established by Toyota and BYD Company Ltd. BYD) — and FAW Toyota Motor Co. FAW Toyota). It will be produced by and sold through the FAW Toyota dealer network. They […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 13, 2023

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) such as the Ora Good Cat (also known as the Funky Cat) are now being offered in several markets around the world, including in Thailand and the United Kingdom. The Ora Good Cat, along with similar models from other brands — such as the MG4, VW ID.3, 3, and BYD Dolphin — […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 2, 2021

My sister-in-law had gone on holiday in South Africa and bought that phone as a present for me. My first mobile phone, many decades ago, way before the smart phone days, was a pretty and shiny little Motorola. Back then, the big names and the most popular brands were Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericson, and […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 22, 2022

BYD has announced that it will start sales of passenger electric vehicles in Japan starting in January 2023. Initially, three of BYD’s latest models will be offered in Japan, starting with the ATTO 3 in January. This will be followed by the Dolphin and Seal, which will be available for purchase in the middle and […].

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CN EV Post

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The biggest nominal profits per unit sold come from ultra luxury and super sports cars; for example, I can guarantee you that the per unit profit of the fully electric Rimac Nevera supercar is many times higher than that of any Tesla car. It's a meaningless measurement for most car companies, including Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A new report from Tractica forecasts that the global market for Mobility as a service (MaaS) to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.0% billion market by 2025, largely driven by ride-hailing applications. The Middle East & Africa will be the fastest growing market (27.3% to become a $563.3

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 8, 2023

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The South African EV market is starting to pick up now after a slow start. Despite all this, a lot of progress has been made in South Africa’s […] High import tariffs levied on EVs as well as the lack of an EV policy and supportive frameworks have been some of the main barriers to adoption.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This post focuses on minerals used uniquely in the manufacture of electric cars. The table below lists the weight (in kg) of the minerals used in a typical electric car and a typical conventional car. Electric cars. Conventional cars. Finally, zinc is used to the same extent in both types of cars.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa have been quite slow over the years. The table below shows EV sales over the past 6 years: The slow sales of BEVs can be attributed to several reasons, including: A limited number of models available in South Africa: For along time, there was essentially just one […].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and partners will present their new prototype of an electric four-wheel drive utility vehicle designed for Africa—the aCar — at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. Four-wheel drive is a must for the roads of Africa, the majority of which are not paved.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Mercedes-Benz’ EQS—the all-electric member in the new S-Class range—will arrive on the market next year. This vehicle architecture makes it possible to build Mercedes-Benz electric cars from saloons to large SUVs. kWh/100 km), customers in the compact car segment can look forward to two all-electric SUVs, the EQA and EQB.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Norway leads the world in terms of EV market share for new car sales. share of the auto market. Electric cars are now so mainstream in Norway that Tesla’s Model Y recently beat a 53-year-old sales record. Last month, plug-in electric vehicles took 89.3% In 1969, 16,699 Volkswagen Beetles were sold in Norway.

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CN EV Post

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

I'm Marwan Khattab from Egypt, I made a market research plan related to Electric Vehicles industry and Tesla company in new markets of the Middle East and Africa. But I believe that Chinese EV makers will be more successful than Tesla in the Middle East and Africa.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2020

Volkswagen will unveil a refreshed Tiguan SUV later in 2020, featuring new front and rear styling, a redesigned interior and new powertrains, including a plug-in hybrid version for the European market. This makes the Tiguan the best-selling car in the Volkswagen brand and Group. Later that year, the first Tiguan came to market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 3, 2023

2,142 passenger plug-in hybrid vehicles were built in South Africa from January to May this year. 1,740 plug-in hybrid vehicles were built from January to April, meaning that 402 passenger plug-in hybrid vehicles were built in the month of May.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A new Chinese electric carmaker plans to sell electric cars in the U.S. electric hatchbacks testing in South Africa. via the owner of the defunct automaker Coda. A new Tesla Model S unexpectedly caught fire—twice—after getting a flat tire in California. And Volkswagen teased a video and images of its new I.D.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Daimler AG will make investments in the high nine figures (euro) in the new model series by the time of the market launch. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Mid-size pickups currently have the largest share of the total vehicle market in Australia with 14.1%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The pilot project, which will form part of Volkswagen’s operations in Rwanda, was officially announced today by Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa and responsible for the Sub-Sahara Africa Region, in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, Right Honourable Dr. Edouard Ngirente.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Although the current EV market appears to concentrate on the left-hand-drive markets of the USA, Europe and China, a significant number of earth’s citizens live in right-hand-drive markets. Below is a summary of right-hand-drive EV markets — projections from Rethink Energy’s lead analyst, Peter White.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

Europe will miss its goal of raising its share of the global computer chip market to 20% by 2030 because it is not building manufacturing capacity fast enough, semiconductor equipment maker ASML CEO Peter Wennink said. “That was good for the European car industry but it’s not enough,” said Wennink, who is retiring in April.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Volkswagen is taking a further step to develop market potentials in Africa. We will systematically continue to develop our position in the fast-growing African car market. ”. The concept provides for app-based mobility solutions such as car-sharing and ride-hailing to be offered in Rwanda. —Thomas Schäfer.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2017

Parkopedia, the world’s largest parking service provider, has been selected to be the new global provider of Audi’s premium in-car parking services as of June 2017. Markets covered include Europe, the Americas, Japan, Australasia, Middle East and Africa. Audi China has been using Parkopedia since January 2017.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Rental car companies and other fleet operators are some of the major drivers of vehicle sales around the world. This is why there has been a lot of excitement around Hertz’s deals with Tesla and Polestar, for example, as well as SIXT’s deal for 100,000 BYD cars. Just the other day, SIXT announced that it […]

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Teslarati

JULY 29, 2022

Second-life EV batteries are expected to reach over $34 billion by 2027 , according to a new report by Research and Markets. The global second-life EV battery market is projected to reach a total of $34,758.46 Global Second-Life EV Batteries Markets. Europe, Middle East & Africa: $7,460.03 million in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

GM’s SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture signed a framework agreement with GM’s former Latin America, Africa and Middle East operations and distribution agreements with individual countries to export and distribute two of its most popular mini-commercial vehicles from China to markets in South America, the Middle East and North Africa.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2018

The objective is to provide modern integrated mobility services in Africa in future. As part of its worldwide regionalization strategy, Volkswagen is planning to expand its business presence significantly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Further services of this kind are planned for the coming months.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Last February, the European Union approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine cars in its member states from 2035 — joining several US states , Canada , Japan , Singapore, India, New Zealand, and a number of other nations with similar bans already on the books (see chart, below ). Hang on,” I responded. “I

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