Tag: Electric Vehicles
Volkswagen partners with DHL Express South Africa for the pilot test of ID.Buzz Cargo...
Four ID.Buzz Cargo vehicles to be placed with DHL Express in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban
Pilot test phase to commence in November and will run for six months
Volkswagen Commercial...
Eastern Cape government to roll out public EV charging stations
By Sue Segar
IN anticipation of the burgeoning uptake of electric vehicles on South African roads, the Eastern Cape Provincial Government has contracted the technology company, Rubicon, to install thirteen 150 kW...
NEV sales increase by over 100% in South Africa
The sale of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) is rising in various countries, including South Africa. In the first half of 2023 alone, 265 970 vehicles were sold in SA, 501 of...
Western Cape Mobility talks EV’s to Nissan and Toyota
By Sue Segar, Associate Editor at Cape Business News
THE Western Cape Mobility department is set to meet with representatives from the car-manufacturing company, Nissan, this month (August) to “hear directly from...
Decarbonisation gives rise to new opportunities
President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is critical that South Africa remains on par with other countries that have taken steps to incentivise manufacturers to invest in the production of electric vehicles...
Opinion Piece: Time to pick up the pace with implementing EV manufacturing
By Viren Sookhun, Managing Director at Oxyon
Vehicle manufacturing is the third-largest manufacturing industry in South Africa, and Europe represents 44% of the current vehicle export market. However, the European Union (EU)...
Scania Southern Africa leads the charge to electric vehicles together with Shoprite
The launch in South Africa of Scania’s battery electric vehicles (BEV) promises to open the door to the electrified transport landscape for many progressive customers. Electric trucks hold the potential to...
EV’s unsustainable if charged from the grid
Without access to plentiful, clean power, South Africa cannot make a sustainable and successful move to electric vehicles (EVs).
Home owners and businesses can play their part by adopting solar...
VW invest a further US$200m in battery company
VOLKSWAGEN has invested another $200 million into QuantumScape, a Stanford University spinout developing solid-state batteries as the automaker bets on a next-generation technology that will unlock longer ranges and faster charging times in electric...
Swisatec to plan for Electric Vehicles at Blue Rock Village, Africa’s first green village
Swisatec Architects and Project Managers of Africa’s first green village: Blue Rock Village, believe in the reality of electric vehicles at Blue Rock Village and the greater City of Cape Town.
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Two SAB plants get R5.8 billion upgrades
The R5.8 billion investment commitment made by South African Breweries (SAB) has been utilised to increase capacity at two of its plants.
The company said...
