Electric vehicle sales in South Africa doubled over the past year, but stubbornly high import duties and limited local manufacturing leave buyers with few options outside of premium brands.
South Africans bought twice as many electric vehicles in 2021 than they did the year before.
To do this, the country is considering lowering import duties on components for electric vehicles, which are currently significantly higher than parts for internal combustion engine cars.the volumes recorded the year prior And while EVs are slowly gaining traction in South Africa, they only account for less than 0.05% of all vehicle sales recorded. South Africa isn't alone, EV sales in most developing countries are lagging, where"the few models that are available remain unaffordable for mass-market consumers."
"In South Africa, the electric vehicles currently marketed are exclusively from premium brands," said Hiten Parmar, Director of the uYilo eMobility Programme, which looks to enable EV deployment in the country through pilot projects and capacity development.
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