Bolt introducing "green" category to hail electric and hybrid cabs in South Africa

[Jan]

Bolt rolling out electric taxis in South Africa

Ride-hailing service Bolt is introducing electric vehicle options for its customers in the South African market.

 

[Agent_Smith]

The irony is ...

/puts on sunglasses

shocking!

YEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Idiots

 

[Ashez7]

WOWZER!!!

 

[CruelBreeze]

I don't think electric vehicles count as green when most of SA's power is generated by coal.

 

[backstreetboy]

I don't think electric vehicles count as green when most of SA's power is generated by coal.

Electric cars are cleaner even when the power comes from coal.

 

[Thor]

I don't think electric vehicles count as green when most of SA's power is generated by coal.

This.

 

[Death]

But we need electricity to charge them and that is in short supply...

 

[K3NS31]

Where are they gonna get the cars from??
Maybe China can spare a few?
Every other manufacturer is badly supply constrained... oh wait, VW! Nobody wants their useless id.3 - and Estonia's in Europe. I see their plan... (sarcasm - hopefully!)

 

[Apogee]

"This announcement came four months after the company introduced electric-bike food delivery services in South Africa."

Are the batteries not stolen as soon as the delivery drivers park their bikes and disappear from view?

Not being sarcastic, genuinely interested.

One always have to consider the unique challenges of this continent before starting a venture.

 

[R13...]

I don't think electric vehicles count as green when most of SA's power is generated by coal.

They are greener than internal combustion as they don't continue to emit GHG while operating. Most of the world has a similar problem in how their power is generated.