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Ford South Africa To Produce New Plug-In Hybrid Ford Ranger Pickup Truck

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Ford South Africa has announced that $281 million (USD) will be invested to produce the new plug-in hybrid Ford Ranger. more] The post Ford South Africa To Produce New Plug-In Hybrid Ford Ranger Pickup Truck appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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Mercedes-Benz To Introduce The EQA, EQB, EQC, & EQS In South Africa

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The BMW i3 was the only fully electric vehicle available in South Africa for a very long time. Since its introduction around 2015, it has gone on to be South Africa’s all time top-selling fully electric vehicle up to now. The BMW i8 also tops the plug-in hybrid charts.

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The BMW iX1 Is Coming To South Africa

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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.

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BYD Shark pickup truck to debut in Mexico this month

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The BYD Shark was pitted against electric vehicles like the Tesla Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 Lightning. However, the BYD shark will be a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with the Asian automaker’s DMO (Dual-Mode Super Hybrid All-Terrain Off-Road Platform) technology).

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SEAT to launch 6 electric and plug-in hybrid models, develop smaller version of MEB for lower-cost EVs

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, presented its electric strategy which, until the beginning of 2021, includes six electric and plug-in hybrid models. The CUPRA Leon and the CUPRA Formentor will also have a plug-in hybrid variant. More than 300 engineers will be participating in this project in Spain.

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The Chinese EV Market Is Already Starting To Influence The EV Sector In Africa

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

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