by admin | Mar 26, 2026 | automobiles, Citroën, Citroën Basalt, Motoring News, News
The already-dizzying number of SUV-type vehicles available in South Africa has just increased. Meet the Citroën Basalt. This “SUV-coupé”, as the company calls it, is the third and final vehicle in Citroën’s C-Cubed programme. It is aimed at folks looking for the cabin... by admin | Mar 26, 2026 | April 2026, CEF, Central Energy Fund, diesel, fuel, Motoring News, News, petrol, South Africa
Oh, how we wish we could travel back in time. Back to a time when our biggest worry was a R3 price increase for diesel this April. That number has only worsened over these past few weeks, with the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) latest snapshot foretelling a much larger... by admin | Jul 18, 2025 | autonomous, Baidu, global, Industry News, Motoring News, News, self-driving, Uber
Science fiction and venture capitalists around the world have promised the world self-driving cars for ages. Uber and Baidu have announced a partnership that might make that happen in “multiple global markets” outside of the US and China. Chinese companies have leaned... by admin | Jul 17, 2025 | August 2025, CEF, Central Energy Fund, diesel, fuel, Motoring News, News, Newsletter, petrol, South Africa
August is shaping up to be an excellent month for some of South Africa’s motorists, according to the latest round of predictions from the Central Energy Fund (CEF). You’ve read the headline: diesel drivers are faced with yet another fuel price hike in August, while... by admin | Jul 5, 2025 | charging stations, City Power, EV, informal settlements, Johannesburg, microgrid, Motoring News, News
City Power hopes to push local adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) further by replacing some of the vehicles in its fleet with EVs, as well as erecting multiple charging stations around the city. This, and other initiatives, are part of the electricity provider’s... by admin | Jun 25, 2025 | CEF, Central Energy Fund, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, diesel, fuel, July 2025, Motoring News, News, petrol, South Africa
It seems like South Africa’s great petrol price streak is coming to an end. Despite positive predictions from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) in the early days of June, the energy institution’s latest snapshot (captured 20 June) paints a distinctly nastier picture than...