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DUNCAN McLEOD: Electric vehicle charging goes off-grid
South Africa’s first completely off-grid electric vehicle charging station is an innovation in travel
12 December 2024 - 05:00
About 20km outside Wolmaransstad, along the N12 route between Joburg and Kimberley, there’s an unusual sight: long rows of solar panels laid out neatly in the arid scrubland common in this part of the country.
Alongside the rows of panels are a small farm stall and a forecourt motorists screaming past at 120km/h might mistake for some kind of filling station...
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