Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:22:05 +0000
To help push the transition to electromobility in Africa, I thought brand loyal consumers would perhaps really appreciate an all-electric Toyota, but it is very hard to get one outside China.
Read moreCredit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:28:41 +0000
As the number of EVs on the road grows, there is now an urgent need to train automotive technicians to be ready to work on all these EVs. Taurayi Raymond Sewera wants to help address this gap starting in Zimbabwe. He is setting up the International Institute of Automotive Technology Training (IIATT) with a major focus on PHEV and BEVs
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 01:42:45 +0000
South Africa’s electricity utility company Eskom has been working with other stakeholders to promote adoption of EVs in South Africa. One of the stumbling blocks to accelerating adoption has been the high sticker prices of EV models available in South Africa
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 23:05:27 +0000
The Brookings Institution says consumers in Africa are brand conscious and brand loyal. When it comes to cars, that brand is Toyota! In the brand new vehicle market, the Toyota Hilux is king in South Africa and also tops other charts. Other popular models in the new vehicle market are the Corolla, the Fortuner, and the Yaris
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:05:03 +0000
One of the best ways to reduce emissions going forward is not to restrict the importation of used vehicles but to simply shift to cleaner and safer used vehicles. Used vehicles tend to come in at price points that are more affordable for the target market in most of these African countries
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 03:40:20 +0000
Accelerating EV adoption is one of the best ways to reduce carbon emissions, since the transport sector is one of the major contributors of carbon emissions. We recently looked at how increasing the penetration of EVs in Kenya can also help improve air quality and reduce CO2 emissions
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:41:35 +0000
High-level representatives of the local Chinese government, Great Wall Motor, and the BMW Group announced a new joint venture, Spotlight Automotive Limited, on November 29, 2019. The partners congregated earlier in Germany to initiate the collaboration