Delay in new-energy vehicle plan may favour SA, says Toyota president
Pushing back the strategy could allow country to avoid pitfalls being encountered elsewhere
13 February 2022 - 17:04
Delays in designing a new-energy vehicle (NEV) strategy for SA might not be a bad thing if it allows the country to avoid pitfalls being encountered elsewhere, says Toyota SA president Andrew Kirby.
The department of trade, industry & competition had hoped to publish a white paper late in 2021, outlining its strategy for encouraging the local sale and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV) and other alternative sources of automotive power, such as hydrogen...
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