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Enviro Automotive expands EV reach with partnerships

Enviro Automotive, an importer and distributor of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), is expanding its local market reach through strategic partnerships, offering prospective EV buyers a more comprehensive and accessible approach to affordable EV ownership.

  • 20 August 2024
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Fire concern after Korean incident, but EVs still safer

South Korean officials met this week to discuss electric vehicle safety and whether to require car firms to disclose battery brands amid growing consumer concern after an EV blaze in an underground garage extensively damaged an apartment block.

  • 13 August 2024
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Zero Carbon Logistics looking to SA’s 1st electric truck highway

Zero Carbon Logistics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chinese multinational company, SANY, as its official technology providers for the planned roll-out of its off-grid electric truck charging network on the N3 electric highway, a first for South Africa.

  • 29 July 2024
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Zero Carbon Charge wants GNU to prioritise EVs

Zero Carbon Charge calls on President Ramaphosa to announce in his Opening of Parliament Address on Thursday that the new Government of National Unity (GNU) will prioritise the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and set out measures to do this.

  • 15 July 2024

Stellantis, CEA to pursue next-generation Battery Cell

Stellantis and CEA, one of the world’s most innovative research institutions, announced a new, five-year collaboration that targets the in-house design of next-generation battery cells for electric vehicles.

  • 9 July 2024
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Volvo leads the EV charge in South Africa

Volvo Car South Africa says its new Volvo EX30 is already proving exceptionally popular with local buyers, having accounted for almost a third of total electric vehicle (EV) sales in the country over the first four months of 2024, while also claiming the title of SA’s best-selling electric car.

  • 27 June 2024
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BMW SA only plant to build new X3 plug-in hybrid

BMW Group Plant Rosslyn will manufacturer of the next-generation BMW X3 plug-in hybrid for the global export market. Rosslyn is the only market set to manufacture the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version for export to an expanding group of electric vehicle customers worldwide.

  • 21 June 2024
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Hyundai & Kia secure lithium for EV future

Chilean lithium miner, SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, says it has reached a long-term supply deal with Hyundai and Kia to provide the carmakers with the white metal, key to the production of electric vehicle batteries.

  • 18 June 2024
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Toyota, Subaru & Mazda to pursue new engines

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Subaru Corporation (Subaru), and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have each committed to developing new engines tailored to electrification and the pursuit of carbon neutrality.

  • 3 June 2024
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EVs cause sharp spike in US electricity demand

A recent report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) should be carefully considered by markets such as South Africa, which are currently embarking on their own electric vehicle (EV) journey.

  • 27 May 2024
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