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  1. Luis

    South Africa's heavy-duty electric trucks to get battery swapping stations

    South Africa's heavy-duty electric trucks to get battery swapping stations One of the world's largest manufacturers of electric heavy-duty trucks plans to pilot battery swapping stations in South Africa, starting on the freight-intensive N3 corridor between Johannesburg and Durban. Chinese...
  3. Luis

    Issues with GridCars charging stations reported

    Issues with GridCars charging stations reported GridCars is South Africa's largest public EV charge point operator (CPO), with more than 250 of its own direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) points in operation. Several South African EV drivers have reported issues with GridCars...
  4. Luis

    Headache for fully-electric car drivers in South Africa

    Headache for fully-electric car drivers in South Africa Chinese carmakers' strategy of equipping their plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with direct current (DC) charging is creating a headache for some fully-electric car drivers in South Africa. Major new energy vehicle manufacturers...
  5. Luis

    Bolt launches EV category in South Africa, promises 500 electric cabs

    Bolt launches EV category in South Africa, promises 500 electric cabs The South African arm of Estonian ride-hailing giant Bolt announced on Monday the launch of an electric vehicle (EV) category for the local market. It followed a partnership with YugoRide to deploy a fleet of 500 EVs in Cape...
  6. Luis

    What South Africans should know about home electric car chargers

    What South Africans should know about home electric car chargers South Africans installing electric vehicle (EV) chargers at home should be aware that an important safety component adopted in developed markets was often missing from local installations. A MyBroadband reader recently explained...
  7. Luis

    BYD convincing motorists in South Africa that electric cars are feasible

    BYD convincing motorists in South Africa that electric cars are feasible Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD has made significant inroads into the South African market, despite long-standing consumer scepticism about the local feasibility of these cars. An unreliable grid, concerns about...
  8. Luis

    Record sales for plug-in hybrid EVs in South Africa

    Record sales for plug-in hybrid EVs in South Africa As was the case with South Africa's fully electric car sales, March 2026 was a record month for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales in the country. According to data from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South...
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