The first and highly anticipated AutoTrader Hybrid Car Buyers Report has officially been released in partnership with Smarter Mobility. The report provides valuable insights into the current trends, opportunities and challenges in the hybrid market. It also sheds light on the role of hybrid technology in shaping the future of sustainable mobility. Hybrid cars play [...]
Electric vehicles are gaining momentum in South Africa, even more so now with the spike in fuel prices. Searches on AutoTrader more than doubled annually for the last 2 years - a clear indication that demand is growing. Whilst interest in EVs grows, so does the need to educate electric car drivers or would-be electric [...]
The recent increase in electricity prices as well as petrol prices begs the question. How much does it cost to charge electric cars compared to fueling petrol cars? These increases consisted of electricity tariffs going up by 9.61% and an increase in petrol price of 28 cents per litre in April 2022. I'm going to [...]
Mike Mabasa and I had the opportunity to discuss the development of hybrid vs full battery electric vehicles in the market today. SA’s first hybrid vehicles Two specific OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) like Toyota and Mercedes, have manufactured some of the very first hybrid vehicles at scale in South Africa. Question is, with Toyota manufacturing [...]
The department of trade, industry and competition DTIC released a green paper for the advancement of new energy vehicles in South Africa. Essentially electric vehicles or electric cars. This is an integral part of the series of policy papers accompanying the 2021 budget for the department and serves as the first step into informing and [...]
In the recent HyperMobility virtual conference, I got to address the burning question: Is South Africa ready for future mobility? But ahead of me answering the question, We need to agree that it has become #MobilityUnusual especially now with the COVID_19 pandemic and lockdown and its effects on the automotive industry in South Africa. Let’s [...]
We recently ran a survey in partnership with Generation.e – South African electric vehicle (EV) Buyers Survey to gain insights into consumer perception, expectation, purchase intent, awareness and trust of electric vehicles (EV’s) in South Africa. The survey was hosted on AutoTrader's website, gathering over 3 100 responses from SA’s in-market car shoppers. AutoTrader and [...]
