Articles about electric cars

Hi-tech centre to drive Gauteng’s transport system

The data-centric Transport Management Centre forms part of the “one-ticket-one-province” initiative to be launched this month.

SA has priciest electric vehicles in the world

South Africans pay more for electric vehicles than the rest of the world, due to non-existing incentives, says AutoTrader.

Toyota unveils Corolla Cross, SA’s first locally-produced hybrid vehicle

The Japanese carmaker invests R2.6 billion in developing the first hybrid vehicle manufactured in SA: the Toyota Corolla Cross.

WCape eyes key role in SA’s green tech development

The Democratic Alliance believes the Western Cape province is well-positioned to take the lead in the new electric vehicles boom.

Mercedes-Benz unveils new electric SUV

The electric sport utility vehicle will initially have a range of 426 kilometres, with a 500km model to be released later.

Consumers now pay significantly less for electric cars

Electric vehicle prices decrease due to market expansion and the economic downturn; however, manufacturers are selling them at a loss.

Kaspersky Lab discovers connected electric car charger vulnerabilities

Researchers at the company found EV chargers supplied by a major vendor carried vulnerabilities that could be exploited by threat actors.

Jaguar bets on electric car appetite in SA with R1.7m I-PACE

The luxury motoring company's all-electric I-PACE SUV will come to SA early next year and cost close to R2 million.

Audi wants to connect electric cars to homes

The motoring manufacturer creates a system that connects its electric vehicle to the user's home and, in some cases, makes use of solar power to charge.

Nissan hopes to quell electric car range anxiety

The auto manufacturer maps out the stations where electric car drivers can charge their vehicles so that fears of `running out' are squashed.

Solar-powered car can drive for months without charging

A big week for motoring tech sees the Lightyear One commercial solar car, and Tesla announcing its Model 3 has passed regulatory requirements.

Worldwide wrap

We round up this week's top six stories from across the globe that piqued our interest or had us scratching our heads.