Top electric car brand outselling Honda and Mazda in South Africa
BYD has finally reported monthly sales figures in South Africa and based on its data, there may be a glaring problem with 2025’s total EV sales numbers.
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battery fires | electric car batteries | electric cars | electric vehicles (EVs) | EV batteries | Motoring
Good news about battery fix for South Africa’s best-selling electric car
Volvo intends to replace all the battery modules in EX30 models affected by a recall over faulty cells.
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Top-selling electric car catches fire in South Africa
Volvo has yet to confirm whether the fire was caused by faulty battery cells affecting 372 EX30s in South Africa.
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95 free electric car chargers in South Africa
Many commercial properties provide free charging facilities as a way to incentivise spending by visitors on other products and services.
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BP quietly drops big project in South Africa
The two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations BP rolled out in South Africa as part of a pilot project to test the market in 2023 have never been operational.
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Central Energy Fund (CEF) | diesel prices | electric cars | electric vehicles (EVs) | fuel prices | Motoring
R2.07 petrol price increase on the cards — How much South Africans can save by switching to electric
MyBroadband calculated how much the average South African motorist would have paid for electricity to recharge an EV compared to the cost of refilling a petrol car to cover the same distance in 2025.
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R1,500 per month for South Africa’s cheapest electric bakkie
South Africa’s used electric vehicle (EV) market offers numerous cars costing around half their original price, despite being fairly new and having low mileage.
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Checkers and Woolworths using fridge truck trailers that generate electricity using their wheels
Two of South Africa’s largest grocery retailers are using e-axles that use the movement of a trailer’s wheels to generate energy for refrigeration in their truck trailers.
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First electric cars in South Africa that can drive from Joburg to Durban without stopping to charge
You will probably have to stop for a bathroom break before having to charge the new BMW iX3 or Volvo EX60 on South Africa’s busiest long-distance highway.
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South African car charging giant’s plans after takeover by secret rich investor
GridCars has detailed its 2026 plans following the acquisition of 75% of its business by an anonymous high-net-worth investor.