ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Electric cars are still too expensive: survey
Range anxiety is becoming less of a factor but high prices continue to stifle EV sales
29 October 2020 - 05:08
There is demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in SA but their high prices are the biggest hurdles for potential customers, according to a study by AutoTrader and Generation.e.
Based on current activity, South Africans are still a long way off on the adoption of electric vehicles, not because we don’t want to own electric vehicles, but because of affordability, says AutoTrader CEO George Mienie...
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