Ready and waiting: plug points for electric cars on the road
SA-based auto companies are slowly gearing up for electric vehicles, and order books for some cars will open in a month
The SA automotive industry was one of the hardest hit by the lockdown, which brought the local production of vehicles to a halt.Mikel Mabasa, CEO of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa), said recently that there were encouraging signs during the last three months of 2020 as sales to the car rental industry increased while the lockdown eased.Mabasa also referred to another development: that of electric vehicles (EV). He said sales of these are forecast to exceed those of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2038.In the EU 40% of sales are projected to be of EVs by 2030 and 80% by 2040. The UK intends to ban internal combustion engines from 2030."Considering that three out of every four SA-manufactured vehicles are destined for the EU, the evolution and advancement of electromobility in SA needs to be accelerated," he said.The process was kick-started in late 2018 by Jaguar Land Rover, which spent R30m rolling out charging stations around the country. ...
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