https://techcentral.co.za/sa-motoring-industry-wants-r80-000-ev-subsidies/222599/ Technology News Leader In South Africa Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://techcentral.co.za/sa-motoring-industry-wants-r80-000-ev-subsidies/222599/#comment-163754 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:25:41 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=222599#comment-163754 I find it surprising that with the current state of the failing South African electrical supplier, not being able to supply households, businesses and factories, the word ESKOM features nowhere in this article. A BMW i4 takes about 12 hours to charge on a standard charger – what most people will have in their homes. With the state of Eskom, adoption will remain low.

]]> https://techcentral.co.za/sa-motoring-industry-wants-r80-000-ev-subsidies/222599/#comment-163753 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:08:13 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=222599#comment-163753 The SA auto industry unfortunately followed the lead of the ‘head office’ legacy auto manufacturers and as a result are stuck playing catch-up, only more so and with less resources than ‘head office’.
Ditto to the SA government, except they aren’t making a serious effort to catch anything at all.

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