Electric vehicles are yet to take off in South Africa, accounting for just 0.02% of all domestic automotive sales in 2020. To remain sustainable, South African manufacturers need to start building and selling electric vehicles. To stimulate this, government is looking to offer tax rebates and incentives to lower the cost of production, ultimately making electric vehicles more affordable for local buyers. A total of 92 electric vehicles were sold in South Africa in 2020, representing just 0.02% of sales in the domestic automotive market. A newly-published policy discussion paper has laid out government's thinking on ways to increase local production and sales of electric vehicles over the next decade.

Source: News 24 May 21, 2021 04:07 UTC