Electric vehicles becoming the norm in South Africa – What needs to happen

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Electric vehicles becoming the norm in South Africa – What needs to happen

We asked for Jaguar's thoughts on the biggest hurdles to widespread electric vehicle adoption in South Africa.

 

[rietrot]

Affordability. Sure people buy R1m cars, but the average car is a 2010 model something worth R80k at best.

And pushing the green angle on electric cars in SA is completely stupid. Why do we even need them.

 

[Pegasus]

Because maybe one day I can use my own solar panels to charge my car instead of paying R40/l for petrol because there is some war raging a million miles away.

Your panels and batteries will need to be replaced, as will car parts. Where do the raw materials come from for that?

 

[Pegasus]

We have electric trains.
Just need some electric buses.

And competent government.

And comrades who don’t break, steal, burn and loot.

 

[grok]

A steady supply of electricity would be nice, for a start..

 

[rietrot]

Because maybe one day I can use my own solar panels to charge my car instead of paying R40/l for petrol because there is some war raging a million miles away.

If that works for you great. But there no good argument to think that would become the norm.

 

[rietrot]

We had electric trains.
Just need some electric buses.

And competent government.

And comrades who don’t break, steal, burn and loot.

Ftfy

 

[FiestaST]

"Becoming the norm"

 

[donal]

This should have been a very short article:
What needs to happen? A different government that excels at fixing stuff.

 

[azbob]

We have electric trains.
Just need some electric buses.

And competent government.

And comrades who don’t break, steal, burn and loot.

 

[Pegasus]

Same place where current cars gets the raw materials from .

I'm no greeny . Paying 48% fuel tax in RSA pissed me off because it doesn't get used in a way where I get any benefit.

With my own solar I don't have hand over my hard earned money to a corrupt government

China?

You pay tax on your solar as well.
And it doesn't last forever.


Death and taxes...