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Electric Volvo trucks in SA surpass 250,000km in operation
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (685+ words) Volvo Trucks South Africa says its battery-electric truck fleet has surpassed 250,000km in commercial operation, with some customers achieving lower operating costs than equivalent diesel models despite the substantially higher purchase price. The Swedish truck maker said its electric trucks, introduced…...
Tesla robotaxi rollout is well below the pace of Musk’s predictions
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (675+ words) A year ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company’s robotaxi network would expand at a “hyper-exponential rate” and be available to half the US population by the end of 2025. On Wednesday’s earnings call, Musk and his executive team struck…...
Ford and Geely strike Spain EV production partnership
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (785+ words) Geely Auto will build two electric SUVs at Ford’s factory in Spain, and the two firms will jointly develop a new model, they said on Thursday, as rising Chinese carmakers race to use traditional carmakers’ underutilised factories and get ahead…...
Electric cars grow in Europe at the cost of petrol and diesel sales
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (171+ words) Business Day Electric cars grow in Europe at the cost of petrol and diesel sales Chinese brands continue to expand their footprint in June Demand for electrified cars continued to underpin growth in Europe’s car market in June, offsetting a…...
Renault Trafic Passenger on sale in SA again after 20-year hiatus
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (479+ words) Renault South Africa has launched the new Trafic Passenger model. The French MPV makes a return to this market after more than 20 years, and arrives with bold new styling, modern tech, three model trims and space for nine passengers. The…...
Porsche to cut up to 9,000 jobs in tough restructuring
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (380+ words) Porsche’s supervisory board gave its blessing to the next round of restructuring measures on Wednesday, a company spokesperson said, with media reporting plans to double job cuts at the embattled German carmaker to 9,000. CEO Michael Leiters has been tasked with…...
EDITORIAL | Big fuel reserves policy pivot needs industry buy-in
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (592+ words) The big policy pivot by the department of minerals & petroleum to transition from a voluntary stockholding model to a regulated, mandatory regime is a watershed moment for South Africa. Private oil companies are potentially set to be compelled to keep…...
New Range Rover GT to debut as fifth member of the family
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (315+ words) Range Rover has revealed a prototype version of its new Range Rover GT. Joining the existing Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Velar and Range Rover Evoque, the all-new model will be built at the British marque’s Halewood production…...
STEFFEN SCHRÖDER | South Africa must prepare for a solar waste surge
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (470+ words) However, almost no attention has been given to what happens when those solar panels reach the end of their useful lives. That is hardly surprising. For the past decade the national conversation has been dominated by load-shedding, energy security and…...
TotalEnergies’ hybrid renewables project in Northern Cape goes live
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (292+ words) TotalEnergies and its partners have brought a hybrid renewable energy project into operation near De Aar, the Northern Cape, adding solar generation and battery-storage capacity to South Africa’s electricity grid under a 20-year power purchase agreement with Eskom. Under the…...