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Electric Ford Ranger Lightning & Thunder Pickups Are Coming — Could South Africa Finally Get A Locally Assembled EV?

CleanTechnica EVs

The automotive sector is a critical pillar of South Africa’s economy. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) says that Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) building cars and bakkies (pickups) employ more than 112,500 people in South Africa.

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Audi of The united states CMO Tara Accelerate is retirement

Baua Electric

Ogilvy had already labored with Audi in South Africa, China and Germany. within the quarter to 52,763 automobiles, due to its rising lineup of electrical automobiles and higher crossover stock. Throughout Accelerate’s tenure, Audi of Amerca modified manage U.S. Audi’s U.S. gross sales higher 49 p.c

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Ford Launches New Fiesta in China

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company officially launched the new Ford Fiesta into the China market on the southern resort island of Hainan. The sedan and the five-door Fiesta hatchback are both built at the Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Company manufacturing facility in Nanjing.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

Driivz

SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) and the European Automobile Manufacturing Association (ACEA) proposed the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in 2011. CCS2 is also used in Greenland, Iceland, South America, South Africa, Arabia, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Oceania, and Australia.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

EV Connect

South Africa, the European Union and the U.S. Europe Is Getting Organized In February 2021 , the European Union was advised by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association that binding targets should be set to have one million electric vehicle charging stations set up by 2024 and three million in place by 2029.