Motor industry at wits’ end with state’s lack of voomah on EVs
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24 April 2023 - 05:00
Two days after motor industry leaders collectively complained that the government was threatening the future of the SA motor industry by dragging its feet on policy for electric vehicles (EVs), trade, industry & competition minister Ebrahim Patel said they may have to wait another year for a decision.
He told parliament on Friday that his department would finalise its EV strategy by the end of this financial year, which runs to March 2024...
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