CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 23, 2021

About a year ago we wrote the article “Electric Vehicles in South Africa: Where Are We Now?,” ” which gave a view on the state of the electric vehicle market in South Africa. One year later we want to give an update on the progress since then.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). TFR is South Africa’s state-owned rail freight logistics utility; Transnet Limited is its parent company. It feeds the port of Saldanha Bay, for export to a global market.

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DECEMBER 13, 2009

South Africa is reinvigorating its efforts to develop automotive lithium-ion batteries, with the government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) now determining the commercial feasibility of battery manufacturing in the country. Engineering News.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Who said there was no demand for electric cars around the world, and especially in emerging markets? A lot of recent promising and exciting developments from South Africa gave us a look at what is happening in some of these markets.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 5, 2023

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have been quite slow in South Africa but are now showing signs of significant progress. In the first four months of 2022, 138 battery electric vehicles were sold in South Africa. 284 battery electric […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 4, 2023

Sales of battery electric vehicles breached the 500 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2022. Last year, 502 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in South Africa, up from 218 in 2021.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 9, 2023

There have been some exciting announcements this week in the South African electric mobility sector. One of the really exciting ones was the announcement from Volvo Cars South Africa that the new electric Volvo EX30 compact SUV is coming to South Africa early next year at a very attractive price.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 11, 2025

South Africa is one of the largest markets for sales of brand new vehicles in Africa. Just over half a million new vehicles are sold in South Africa each year. South Africa is the biggest economy on the continent. However, what really makes a big difference is the countrys well.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Sales of electric vehicles in South Africa are now starting to gain some significant traction as more models become available on the market. One of the brands now bringing its models to South Africa in decent number in response to demand from the market is Volvo Cars.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Compared to similar markets around the world, South Africa has a small selection of electric vehicle models available for consumers to buy. This has contributed to the slow electric vehicles sales in the country.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 10, 2024

South Africa’s EV market is still quite small, but it is now starting to show signs of progress. Looking at the most recent full-year data, the market shares for plug-in hybrid, BEV, and plug-less hybrids were 0.06%, 0.17%, and 1.2% These electrified vehicles had a combined market share of. respectively.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

South Africa is one of the main motor vehicle assembly and manufacturing hubs on the African continent. Vehicles are produced in South Africa for the local South African market, the regional markets on the African continent, and for export to countries on other continents, such as Europe.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 26, 2024

Plug-in hybrid vehicles seem to have a growing market in South Africa. In 2023, there were 333 plug-in hybrids sold in South Africa. continued] The post Sales Of Plug-in Hybrids In South Africa In First Half of 2024 Almost Match Total For All of 2023 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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APRIL 17, 2023

A team from Cornell, with a colleague from Paul Scherrer Institute, has analyzed the trade-off between the decarbonization potential of the road transportation sector and its critical metal requirement from the demand-side perspective in 48 major countries committing to decarbonize their road transportation sectors aided by electric vehicles (EVs).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The joint entity began its active progress toward clean mobility in Switzerland with the company’s plans to deliver 1,600 fuel cell electric heavy-duty trucks by 2025. The JV will spread its reach for an innovative pan-European solution for the commercialized fuel-cell-vehicle market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

There are about 1000 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa at the moment. There has been a limited supply of EVs in South Africa over the years, with very few models to choose from since 2015. However, there are now more models on the market for consumers to choose from than before.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 2, 2022

When it comes to bringing EVs to South Africa, BMW has been the leader. From the time it introduced the i3 about 7 years ago, BMW has consistently introduced battery-electric vehicles as well as some plug-in hybrids whenever they became available on the global market.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This post focuses on minerals used uniquely in the manufacture of electric cars. The table below lists the weight (in kg) of the minerals used in a typical electric car and a typical conventional car. Electric cars. net import reliance for the eight minerals used in electric cars. Gabon, South Africa, Australia, Georgia.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Mercedes-Benz’ EQS—the all-electric member in the new S-Class range—will arrive on the market next year. The EQS is the first to use the new electric architecture for electric vehicles of the luxury and executive segment at Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz will introduce the all-electric architecture in 2021.

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MARCH 15, 2021

Fayalite (Fe 2 SiO 4 ) with extraordinary high heavy REE (HREE) contents in ultramafic cumulates of the Vergenoeg F-Fe-REE deposit (South Africa) provides the unique opportunity to study REE systematics in olivine. While some data for Mg-rich olivine exist, REE data for Fe-rich olivine are almost absent. —Prof.

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JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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AUGUST 7, 2021

Roskill observes that over the past 12 months, the supply tightness in the cobalt feedstock market continued with the absence of Mutanda ( earlier post ) and restricted DRC exports due to delayed shipments from South Africa caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa have been quite slow over the years.

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JULY 1, 2021

China controls the battery chemical industry, with the biggest market share for all of the five main battery materials: lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt and graphite. Nickel sulfate balance to slip into deficit: The nickel sulfate market remains in balance in the near term, despite the increased demand expected in the next five years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 8, 2023

The Volvo EX30 was launched recently by Volvo and will be available in several markets around the world. There is a lot of excitement around Volvo’s new compact SUV, and rightfully so given its impressive specs. You can have a look at these two articles from Kyle Field and Chris Boylan here on CleanTechnica for […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 27, 2022

Before the Covid19 pandemic, South Africa’s assembly plants produced 610,854 vehicles in 2018, all of which were internal combustion engine vehicles. 58% of these vehicles were for the export market. Vehicles and components manufactured in South Africa […].

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MAY 12, 2021

The CP hydrogen-powered locomotive pioneering project, first announced in December 2020, will retrofit a line-haul diesel freight locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and Leclanché's European-manufactured lithium-ion batteries to power the locomotive's electric traction motors. The market for freight rail is large and growing across the world.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

BNEF includes equity raising by specialist electric vehicle companies in its clean energy investment totals, and this element was a conspicuous bright spot in the latest quarter. Colin McKerracher, head of advanced transport analysis at BNEF, said that there is a growing amount of money chasing China’s electric vehicle boom.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 30, 2023

BYD has been ramping up production of its electric vehicles and expanding its footprint across the globe. One of the models BYD has been introducing in more markets around the world is the BYD Yuan Plus (the name in China), which is also known in several markets — such as Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Thailand, […]

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

The new diesel engine, Ford’s second in North America, has already been applied in the global Ford Ranger truck sold in world markets (3.2 Torque and power map for the European market version of the 3.2L liter is manufactured in Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Duratorq TDCi 200).

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The South African EV market is starting to pick up now after a slow start. Despite all this, a lot of progress has been made in South Africa’s […] High import tariffs levied on EVs as well as the lack of an EV policy and supportive frameworks have been some of the main barriers to adoption.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

The information received from Spot will be implemented in the production of the marketing fleet, which is currently underway. The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), as potential investor, is party to this Memorandum. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) The IDC is currently an investor in Optimal Energy.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications. Its sole shareholder is the Québec government.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Daimler AG will make investments in the high nine figures (euro) in the new model series by the time of the market launch. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Mid-size pickups currently have the largest share of the total vehicle market in Australia with 14.1%.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 13, 2023

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) such as the Ora Good Cat (also known as the Funky Cat) are now being offered in several markets around the world, including in Thailand and the United Kingdom. The Ora Good Cat, along with similar models from other brands — such as the MG4, VW ID.3, 3, and BYD Dolphin — […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 15, 2024

Pickups are a big deal in several traditional auto markets as well as in smaller markets in Africa. About 60,000 Toyota Hilux pickups are sold in South Africa each year and a similar number in Australia. This is excluding sales of other popular pickups such as the Ford Ranger and.

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