The City of Cape Town has opened its second public electric vehicle charging station, situated in the parking area of the Somerset West Civic Centre...
With the world's automotive industry shifting inexorably to electrified powertrains, which countries are best positioned to adapt to an influx of new electric vehicles?
Ashley Oldfield 26 Feb 2021
The charging station is situated in the parking area of the Bellville Civic Centre. This is the first of two solar-powered EV charging stations that will be offered free-of-charge for the first two years to members of the public...
Massive amounts of public money are being mobilised to kickstart economies out of COVID-induced recessions...
Electric vehicles can have a positive impact on the climate and air pollution levels, but governments should rethink how they electrify the transportation network...
Cameron Roberts 31 Jul 2020
As pressure is put on corporates globally to becoming increasingly green, so too is the pressure mounting on fleet owners to ensure they provide the infrastructure to lead the charge on electric car charging stations...
Mohammed Sader 2 Mar 2020
Ole!Connect's, Desere' Orrill, takes a look underneath the hood of autonomous transportation, what it means to our future mobility, and whether we are ready to relinquish the wheel, or not...
Deseré Orrill, Issued by Ole!Connect 31 Jan 2020
Retail is changing, but the mall in South Africa still has a central role in our communities. ..
Gavin Jones 8 Jan 2020
Where once we subjected friends to post-holiday slideshows, now we share travel selfies live with a remote audience. This study teased out the tension between snapping and experiencing the trip...
Our power plants may be dirty now. But unlike combustion vehicles, electric cars give us the chance to finally free ourselves from high-carbon travel...
Ranald Boydell 3 Dec 2019
Promise: have your cake and eat it. But Mbaks gets an Onion - despite his halo...
Brendan Seery 31 Oct 2019
Africa is on the cusp of launching a free-trade zone that could meaningfully boost economic growth and unlock the continent's vast potential...
Aubrey Lekwane 30 Oct 2019
The recent Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT) Africa has highlighted the need for meaningful government support, private investment and more partnerships...
Current estimates put the number of electric or hybrid-electric cars on South Africa's roads at anywhere between 1,000 or 1,500...
For Innovation Africa, solar energy was only the start of creating small businesses within villages like mobile phone charging stations and barbershops. But solar wasn't the only issue - the main problem was water...
TheLAB has opened one of their signature high-tech, eco-friendly guesthouses at the Rodendal Winery in Robertson...
Ruth Cooper 16 Oct 2019
Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to significantly enrich people's lives in a world of zero emissions...
As technology continues to shape and reshape our everyday lives, new trends cause shifting customer expectations to place new demands on the automotive sector as well as on government...
There's a reason why being an event coordinator was identified as the fifth most stressful job in America last year (after police officer) - things can go wrong. Bringing events to life is fun and adrenaline works wonders when it kicks in, but the communication and production elements have to knit together seamlessly...
Kelly McGillivray 29 May 2019
Vincent Raseroka, chairman of Bridge Taxi Finance, shares a range of ideas on the necessity of urgently looking into transforming the public transport system into one driven by electric vehicles...
Vincent Raseroka 18 Apr 2019
It is a new year filled with promise and new opportunities to address our increasing climate challenges...
Songo Didiza 18 Jan 2019
As convenience retail continues to grow as an industry sector, retailers must remain focused on the most significant trends that will see their businesses flourish...
Joe Boyle 4 Jan 2019
I've been in the automotive industry throughout my career, yet I'm always amazed at the technological progress we've made over the years in developing cars...
Mike Whitfield 4 Dec 2018
Tuesday night saw a collection of high-end businessmen, Maserati's top clientele, and an array of influencers and celebrities make their way to De Waterkant restaurant, Beluga to celebrate the launch of Beluga's new whisky lounge...
Juanita Pienaar 9 Nov 2018
A new interactive installation designed by award-winning designer Es Devlin, and commissioned by Mercedes-Benz South Africa, is now open to the public...
It's not every day that a motoring journalist gets to test cars overseas. With this in mind, you can imagine my excitement when...
Naresh Maharaj 5 Nov 2018
Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in electric car charging company FreeWire Technologies via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, deepening the company's commitment to a fully electric future...
Issued by DNA Brand Architects 31 Oct 2018
An online poll has revealed that South African motorists want electric cars...
A new era dawns as electric mobility bridges the gap between luxury and necessity...
Trevor Hill 1 Oct 2018
Escalating fuel costs, coupled with rising traffic congestion, is playing an increasing role in where consumers will buy or rent a home in SA...
With the cost of fuel continuing to rise, eco-friendly, electric cars are becoming all the more enticing...
South Africa can do more to create market access and deliver on an operating environment which makes for good business...
Trevor Hill 16 Apr 2018
Prior to the world premiere, the Audi e-tron prototypes were recently on display at the Geneva International Motor Show. The e-tron prototype offers a preview of the first all-electric model from the Audi brand...
The winners of the Hogan Lovells Community Solar Innovation Awards 2017 were announced on Thursday, 15 March, during the 2018 SEED South Africa Symposium in Pretoria...
Porsche says it will double investments in electrifying its entire range by 2022...
The petroleum retail industry has evolved over the past three decades - in terms of structure, layout, ownership and technologies...
Louise Steenekamp 24 Jan 2018
You would be forgiven for thinking that Toyota is a leader in electric vehicles, for such has been the success of its hybrid derivatives such as the Prius...
Toyota brand enthusiasts in East Africa may soon have an option to acquire electric versions of their favourite car models, after the Japanese multinational announced plans to have an electric or hybrid version of each of its models by 2025...
Victor Kiprop 28 Dec 2017
London's first electric-powered black cabs hit the streets on Tuesday, the British capital's iconic taxis getting a facelift for the modern age that should help cut pollution in the city...
SINGAPORE: An electric car-sharing service will be launched in Singapore in December, in what the company behind the scheme said on Wednesday was a first for Southeast Asia...
NEW DELHI, India: India will roll out nearly 100,000 battery-powered buses and autorickshaws onto its sulphurous city streets in the coming weeks...
The ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 is perhaps the most significant policy announcement made by the UK government in the past decade (with the possible exception of Brexit)...
John Bryson and Tasos Kitsos 8 Aug 2017
BERLIN, Germany: Bosses of Germany's powerful car industry and top politicians have met on the fate of diesel engines, as the sector faces an existential threat after a colossal pollution cheating scandal...