Local bus maker Real African Works eyes BRT tenders
RAW’s ‘ambitious’ target is to launch electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses in late 2019
Real African Works (RAW), a black-owned automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that specialises in bus rapid transit system (BRT), wants to launch “green” buses for municipalities before the end of 2019, says CEO Vuyelwa Penxa. RAW designs, develops, manufactures and sells automotive drive trains. The company's decision to build electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses will see it compete for a share of the bus-based public transport system such as Rea Vaya in Johannesburg or MyCiti in Cape Town. The government recently released long-term plans for the automotive industry, with trade & industry minister Rob Davies on Friday unveiling the automotive masterplan 2035. One of the objectives is to grow vehicle production to 1% of global output, which is projected to reach 140-million units a year in 2035. The plans include increasing local content in locally assembled vehicles from 39% to 60%.
RAW has built a fleet of diesel buses for a Polokwane, Limpopo customer, which Pen...
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