by admin | Aug 24, 2024 | charging stations, electric vehicles, Energy, Eskom, EV charging, News, Other Tech News, South Africa
If you had told us at the height of stage-6 load shedding last year that Eskom would not only suspend its rolling blackout program (for 150 days, 7 hours and 48 minutes, but who’s counting?) but also roll out its own electric vehicle (EV) car chargers in 2024, we...
by admin | Mar 4, 2024 | electric vehicles, EV, Motoring News, News, South Africa, Volvo, Volvo EX30
Electric vehicles (EVs) are all the rage lately, which makes a kind of sense considering what the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy usually has to say regarding fossil fuel prices at the end of each month. A big issue, as ever, is money. So when we hear that...
by admin | Feb 17, 2024 | BYD, BYD Dolphin mini, electric vehicles, GWM Ora, Motoring News, News, South Africa
There’s a decent chance BYD isn’t part of your vocabulary yet. Why would it be? It’s a Chinese-based company with an acronym as its name that focuses primarily on selling electronics and electric vehicles… in China. Sure, it’s got grips in a few countries, South...
by admin | Aug 24, 2023 | China, electric vehicles, EV, Industry News, Motoring News, News, Xiaomi
Xiaomi hasn’t made any secrets about the fact that it’s planning to take on the world’s auto manufacturers by building EVs. It first announced its plans back in 2021, explaining that any vehicles it makes won’t be launched under the Xiaomi brand. But the new marque...
by admin | Feb 28, 2023 | Business News, electric cars, electric vehicles, Eskom, EV, Formula E, Industry News, Load shedding, loadshedding, Motoring News, News, Other Tech News, Technology News
Eskom is gearing up to install electric car chargers across South Africa to support the growing “electric mobility (eMobility) sector”. The power utility announced its plans this past weekend at the Formula E Fest event in Cape Town. And yes, this is as the country...
by admin | Feb 4, 2023 | 2026, electric vehicles, EV, Motoring News, News, report, Volvo
Swedish (technically) auto brand Volvo has plans to launch six new EV models before 2026, according to a new report. Five of these vehicles, three sedans and two SUVs, are destined for international markets. The sixth, a luxury electric van, is slated for launch in...
