Hope That Electric Vehicles Will Ease the Strain on South African Pockets "Just a Pipe Dream"

29 Oct 2022 | Abstracted from The Citizen

"[EV] prices are largely the result of import taxes which, despite the environmental benefits of EVs, are higher on them than equivalent internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

"We need a mid-sized, mid-ranged EV to be available in South Africa, below the R500 000 mark ($27,568US), then watch the uptake."

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