E-MOBILITY: Green wheels: The future’s electric — but South Africa’s late out of the starting blocks

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With fewer than 7,000 of the more than 12 million vehicles on South Africa’s road networks being emission-free, the country sorely lags behind this global trend and is unlikely to change to these alternatives to any meaningful degree at any time soon.

by Ethan van Diemen, Daily MaverickGreen wheels: The future’s electric — but South Africa’s late out of the starting blocks by Ethan van Diemen, Daily Maverick October 13, 2021 The planet is heating. Most major vehicle manufacturers have plans to ameliorate the negative environmental impacts of their products and road users are increasingly being presented with alternatives to internal combustion engines.

This article first appeared on Daily Maverick and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

 

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