PODCAST | E-Wash pushes for disruptive car washing model
E-Wash has innovated a way to greatly reduce water used in cleaning vehicles
10 October 2023 - 05:00
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Chidoma says the company has come up with a way to greatly reduce the amount of water used in cleaning vehicles. Where a typical car wash uses about 100 litres of water for a sedan, E-Wash is said to use only one litre. This translate to 1% of typical water use.
The company is pitching itself as a way for organisations to greatly reduce water use for car washing , which reduces costs and adds to their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
Having initially targeted the e-hailing market, dominated by Uber and Bolt with about 50,000 vehicles on SA’s roads, the company has now pivoted to cleaning cars for dealerships in the Johannesburg area.
E-Wash currently services Ford Sandton and Isuzu and Mazda in Woodmead.
Topics of discussion include: E-Wash’s business model; facts, figures and metrics around car washing in SA; the growing awareness of ESG goals in companies; and plans for the future.
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Business Day Spotlight
PODCAST | E-Wash pushes for disruptive car washing model
E-Wash has innovated a way to greatly reduce water used in cleaning vehicles
Environmentally friendly car washing is the focus of this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Brighton Chidoma, founder of E-Wash, a local car washing service.
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Chidoma says the company has come up with a way to greatly reduce the amount of water used in cleaning vehicles. Where a typical car wash uses about 100 litres of water for a sedan, E-Wash is said to use only one litre. This translate to 1% of typical water use.
The company is pitching itself as a way for organisations to greatly reduce water use for car washing , which reduces costs and adds to their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
Having initially targeted the e-hailing market, dominated by Uber and Bolt with about 50,000 vehicles on SA’s roads, the company has now pivoted to cleaning cars for dealerships in the Johannesburg area.
E-Wash currently services Ford Sandton and Isuzu and Mazda in Woodmead.
Topics of discussion include: E-Wash’s business model; facts, figures and metrics around car washing in SA; the growing awareness of ESG goals in companies; and plans for the future.
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