Electric cars are often seen as one of the great hopes for tackling climate change. With new models arriving in showrooms, major carmakers retooling for an electric future, and a small but growing number of consumers eager to convert from gas guzzlers, EVs appear to offer a way for us to decarbonise with little change to our way of life.
If there is one thing to complain about living in South Africa — it’s the total lack of affordable EVs. Here’s hoping the new Volkswagen ID 3 comes here.
We talk to Jaguar South Africa’s Izak Louw and Brian Hastie about the present state of electric vehicles in South Africa, and what the future might look like.
Jaguar Land Rover and BMW have announced they’re going to work together developing next-gen electric drive units (EDUs).
It’s pretty early in 2019 to be calling the tech trends, but we’re pretty sure of two things: there are going to be a range of folding phones on coffeeshop tables before the year is out, and there are going to be a more electric vehicles (EVs) in parking lots. Sure, we’ve had the Nissan Leaf and BMW’s quirky i3 for years, but sightings of them are pretty rare, and they’re not SUVs. Next week Jaguar launches its I-Pace electric SUV, and this week, Mercedes-Benz confirmed we’ll be able to buy its all-electric EQC before year-end. You can make your own Eskom jokes, because we’re better than that.