CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 22, 2023

Sales of battery electric vehicles breached the 500 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever. Last year, 502 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 a sharp decline in 2020 […]

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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.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 9, 2023

Motoring journalist Justus Visagie has been doing road trips in electric vehicles in South Africa to show that fully electric cars can easily cover long distances in the country. Last year, he drove from Cape Town to Johannesburg in a BMW iX xDrive50 SUV in 20 hours and 17 minutes with TV presenter Ernest Page. […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 12, 2023

Volvo Trucks recently announced that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its customers in South Africa […] Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production of these units commenced.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

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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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

There are about 1000 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa at the moment. There has been a limited supply of EVs in South Africa over the years, with very few models to choose from since 2015. However, there are now more models on the market for consumers to choose from than before.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It you are looking for one of the most convenient charging solutions for houses, apartments, hospitality properties, and workplaces in South Africa, there is some good news. The Tesla Wall Connector is now available in South Africa! With […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 6, 2022

We wrote about Woolworths South Africa trialing electric vans on some of its delivery routes last year.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 13, 2021

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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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2021

Electric vehicle sales in South Africa have been quite slow due to several factors. These include high import duties and taxes for EVs, as well as a small selection of EVs for consumers to choose from. While the high import duties and taxes remain, there is light at the end of the tunnel on other […].

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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

JULY 14, 2022

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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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 15, 2022

Audi South Africa, in partnership with GridCars, has finalized the installation of 33 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country. These represent a total of 70 charge point connectors and expands on the existing network in the country.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

There is probably no better place and time to advertise vehicles with Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) capability than in South Africa right now! Vehicles equipped with V2L make it possible to power 240V appliances, for example, from the vehicle’s traction battery.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

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. These trucks are estimated to save 2,600 tons of diesel fuel each year.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The 2022 Festival of Motoring was recently held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mercedes-Benz South Africa was exhibiting the EQ range at the festival. All of these models are already available in South Africa. On show were the EQA, EQB, EQC, and the EQS.

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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. Vehicles and components manufactured in South Africa […]. 58% of these vehicles were for the export market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2022, the number of heavy electric trucks on the roads in Europe and the United States grew faster than ever before. One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. 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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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production South Africa Limited, will soon begin exploration activities offshore South Africa. These exploration rights and the affiliate’s participating interest in them are subject to South African government approval. Source: Petroleum Agency SA.

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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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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2022

Anglo American plc unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at its Mogalakwena PGMs (platinum group metals) mine in South Africa. South Africa’s Hydrogen Valley. With a combination of abundant renewable energy sources (i.e.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

Ballard and Anglo American Platinum have partnered with Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, and The Department of Energy of South Africa to conduct the 12-month field trial. Naledi Trust is part of the Moqhaka Local Municipality in the southern part of the Fezile Dabi District of the Free State province of South Africa.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

brand designing vehicles for high-growth markets, will return to South Africa. The first model to be introduced in South Africa will be a new passenger vehicle that will be launched by the end of 2014. Datsun, a Nissan Motor Co. The brand is also to be introduced in India, Indonesia and Russia in 2014.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 27, 2023

For a very long time, battery-electric vehicles have generally been more expensive than comparable internal combustion engine vehicles. The gap between the upfront purchase prices was so high at times that it could only be justified by the lower total cost of ownership advantage that BEVs have from a financial point of view.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 6, 2022

In most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, private operators of small buses usually carrying between 16 to 25 passengers and in some cases, up to 35 passengers, are the main commuter transport providers. These ubiquitous privately-owned minibus taxis in sub-Saharan Africa […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The transition to electric mobility is a major opportunity for national power utility companies on the African continent. It’s a major opportunity to increase their revenues as EVs charge up on locally generated electricity. Countries will also benefit from reduced fossil fuel imports, saving them much needed foreign currency.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2023

MINI South Africa has teamed up with Red Bull to launch the country’s first MINI-branded solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in Cape Town. Head of MINI South Africa, Shaun Willis, noted: “MINI and Red Bull have […] The charging station has two connectors, each with a maximum output of 9kW AC.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. Two modified Ford Rangers will work as mobile clinics to deliver health services, dispense medication for chronic conditions, and monitor the growth of children in South Africa.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 13, 2023

Tesla’s vehicles are not yet available for people to buy in South Africa. However, Rubicon, the largest supplier of solar systems and components to the commercial & industrial and residential sectors in South Africa, had the honour of bringing in the first ever Tesla vehicle to South Africa.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation. The product can also be cracked back to hydrogen gas for further applications.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

There was a time when my dream car was a BMW. Here is how my love for BMW started. In high school, along with Physics, French was my other favorite subject. I had been very keen on learning the French language during my primary school days because my father, my sister, and my older brothers, […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 15, 2023

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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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In case anyone still has some hesitancy about how today’s electric vehicles fare on road trips, this woman’s recent adventure on her electric motorcycle should put some of those doubts to rest. Sinje Gottwald has just finished a solo ride on her CAKE Kalk AP electric motorcycle some 13,000 kilometers in 124 days, from Spain […]

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, South Africa in late-2011. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 13, 2023

VW has a big following in South Africa and has a strong connection to the country due to its manufacturing presence as well as its large retail footprint in the country. VW has a factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where it has the capacity to produce 162,000 vehicles per year. VW produces the ICE […]

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2023

—Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. It’s mainly driven by the electric vehicle market penetration and battery technology development.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 2, 2023

VW has a factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where it has capacity to produce 162,000 vehicles per year. Currently, 75% of the vehicles produced in South Africa are exported to global markets such as Germany, UK, and Japan. VW is working to grow its footprint on the African continent.

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