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. The number of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) sold in the first half of 2024 has already hit 88% of last year’s total, as 293 PHEVs were sold.

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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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EV Central

MARCH 4, 2025

The Ford Ranger PHEV has just gone on sale ahead of first deliveries in July. But Ford believes the newcomer to the emerging plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) ute market has the off-road might and load-lugging muscle to take on two cheaper Chinese plug-in hybrid rivals in the form of the BYD Shark 6 and upcoming GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV.

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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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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Though it’s an American automaker, Ford has pushed the Ranger further forward in other markets than in its home country. The new Ranger PHEV arrives in a Stormtrak launch edition, which uses the same turbocharged 2.3-liter Production of the new truck is expected to begin early next year in South Africa.

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Green Car Congress

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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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 3, 2023

2,142 passenger plug-in hybrid vehicles were built in South Africa from January to May this year. 1,740 plug-in hybrid vehicles were built from January to April, meaning that 402 passenger plug-in hybrid vehicles were built in the month of May.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

South Africa has a decently-sized new vehicle sales market. In 2024, just over half a million new vehicles (515,712) were sold in South Africa, a decrease of 3% from the 531,775 units sold in 2023. However, over 96% of all the new vehicles sold in South Africa are still internal.

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

The BYD Shark’s promos have been in English, hinting that the electrified pickup truck will be built for the overseas market. Pictures from the tests conducted in Mexico hint that the BYD Shark will go to right-hand-drive markets first, like Australia and South Africa. kWh Blade battery, also used on the Leopard 5.

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Teslarati

MAY 8, 2024

However, the BYD shark will be a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with the Asian automaker’s DMO (Dual-Mode Super Hybrid All-Terrain Off-Road Platform) technology). BYD tests PHEV pickup truck in Mexico [Video] The BYD Shark’s debut in Mexico seems appropriate, given that the hybrid pickup truck was already tested on Mexican roads.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system READ MORE: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV long-term review: Laziness destroys our fuel savings, but plug-in potential is clear READ MORE: Is this a window into the Mitsubishi Triton’s all-electric future in Australia? 2024 Mitsubishi Triton.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 11, 2023

Coming soon Haomo is continuing to optimize DriveGPT, and the initial results will first be used in the new Mocha DHT-PHEV with Haomo HPilot 3.0, The Mocha DHT-PHEV is a model of Great Wall Motor's premium brand Wey, and Gu said the model will be available soon. "We equipped model, Wey Lanshan, will be launched this year.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 18, 2022

An all-new battery electric and plug-in hybrid ute benchmarked against the Rivian R1T will be one of the headline acts when China’s JAC Motors unleashes a comprehensive attack on the Australian market around mid-decade. We will be bringing [to Australia] whatever vehicles go through the R&D centre for mature markets,” he added.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

A new electric pickup is coming to global markets. Its DMO super hybrid off-road platform, used for the Fang Cheng Bao Bao 5, is designed for off-road PHEVs. A BYD spokesperson confirmed to Electrek that its first electric pickup will be a mid-to-large size model developed for global markets.

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