Author: Christiaan Hattingh

The clock is ticking for the internal combustion engine (ICE), with more than 100 countries and other entities at the COP26 climate summit committing to phasing it out by 2035. Yet South Africa risks missing this wave of the future without concentrated, private investment in clean, renewable energy, in particular solar photovoltaic (PV), to power its transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Before we delve into how EVs will reduce carbon emissions and help personal and fleet vehicle owners reduce running costs, let’s look at the latest local EV news. To date, adoption and availability of EVs have lagged international trends,…