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DUNCAN McLEOD: The electric Klein Karoo acid test
We took the road less travelled in an EV convoy to find out if South Africa’s charging station network has come of age
17 October 2024 - 05:00
I am writing this on a flight from Cape Town to Joburg after one of the most epic adventures of my life: driving in a convoy of five electric vehicles (EVs) across South Africa, via some of the country’s remotest places, while relying on a fledgling network of EV charging stations.
In North America, Europe or China this would have been relatively easy. But in South Africa, where there is still a dearth of high-capacity DC charging points for EVs, it would be much more challenging. We were not sure it could even be done. ..
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