Tesla still destroying German automakers in EV sales
Germany’s automakers announced bold plans the last several years to shift to electric cars and challenge Tesla Inc.’s dominance.
Instead, they’re only falling further behind.
[Bloomberg]
Covid-19 tenderpreneur's Lambo and Porsches up for auction
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is auctioning off a fleet of luxury vehicles seized from infamous Covid-19 tenderpreneur Hamilton Ndlovu, Sunday Times reports.
Five of Ndlovu's most valuable cars are going under the hammer...
Porsche South Africa suffers ransomware attack
Porsche South Africa's headquarters in Johannesburg suffered a disruptive ransomware attack over the weekend, taking down several of the company's systems and at least some backups.
MyBroadband understands the attackers used a relatively new...
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You get the porsche handling and all the luxuries that comes with it from the looks to the cabin proofing, and with the reliability and handling of Honda.
Most-popular electric cars in South Africa — with new Audi, VW, and Toyota models coming
The most popular electric vehicles (EVs) sold in South Africa include Audi's RS e-tron GT, BMW's i3 and iX, the Porsche Taycan, and the Jaguar i-Pace, according to search data from AutoTrader.
South...
Electric vehicle sales on the up in South Africa — most popular models and pricing
The uptake of fully electric vehicles (EVs) has been slow in South Africa, but data from the Automotive Business Council (Naamsa) reveals that sales are rising.
With 205 fully electric vehicles sold by mid-year...
Interest in electric cars surges in South Africa as petrol price rockets
Data from South African vehicle classifieds website AutoTrader shows that potential car buyers are increasingly interested in buying second-hand electric vehicles (EVs).
That is despite the country's significant...
Most popular electric cars in South Africa — and their prices
Electric vehicle market share in South Africa showed significant improvement in 2021, with sales rising to 218 from 92 in 2020.
Citing EV-volumes.com, BusinessDay reported that the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in South Africa...
Best electric cars in South Africa — with prices
Electric vehicles (EVs) are known for offering excellent acceleration performance, and South Africans have several high-performance EVs from which to choose.
The most impressive high-performance electric vehicle in South Africa is the Porsche...
All the electric cars you can buy in South Africa
South Africans now have a wide range of electric vehicles to choose from, with prices ranging from R709,400 and going up to R4.1 million.
Despite a radical global shift to electric cars among the world's biggest manufacturers, adoption in South...
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"What do you get when you cross a Porsche 911 reimagined by Singer with an off-road racing buggy? Well… this - the All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) - a co-developed project between Singer and British company Tuthill Porsche.
Built at the request of a client who wanted an...
Prototype charging station lets you drive 100km on a three-minute charge
BMW AG and Porsche unveiled a charging station that can jolt electric vehicles with enough power to drive 100 kilometers (62 miles) in less than three minutes, pushing ahead of Tesla Inc. in the race to make...
Porsche bets big on electric cars
Porsche AG has an ambitious plan to boost operating profit by 6 billion euros ($6.8 billion) over eight years by streamlining operations as the automaker spends more to develop and manufacture electric cars, according to people with knowledge of the matter...
German transport authorities will next week recall thousands more Daimler and Volkswagen vehicles, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, as the massive emissions cheating scandal that has engulfed the sector for more than two years shows no sign of going away.
VW in particular is still...
Porsche Design unveils wireless noise-cancelling headphones
Porsche Design and KEF have unveiled a new set of wireless noise-cancelling headphones – the Space One Wireless.
The 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 is ridiculously beautiful and powerful
Porsche has unveiled the 2018 991 GT3, a naturally-aspirated beast and – in red – arguably one of the best-looking 911 models of recent times.
The car features a 4.0-litre flat six engine which produces 372kW, which is based...