SA automobile industry bodies express concern at the lack of urgency of government’s R964 million electric vehicle budget allocation, set to be rolled out in 2026.
The long-awaited Electronic Vehicles (EV) Policy White Paper has stressed the urgency of implementing energy and freight rail and port reforms if South Africa hopes to create a thriving industry for electric cars.
Business chamber says a newly introduced booking system for trucks involves manual registration processes that are wasting more time in getting cargo to and from the ports
The auto industry welcomes government’s plans to reprioritise funds for the new energy vehicle sector, but bemoans lack of detail and postponement of policy pronouncements.
Billy Tom, the first black president of SA's national automotive sector body, is keen for electric vehicles to kickstart a surge of job creation in SA.