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Features / 10 October 2022 / Albert du Toit

South Africans are not warming up to electric cars

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I believe this trend is due to most manufacturers doing badge engineering, because there is no forward thinking of designing...

Dan Esterhuyse on 12 Nov 2026

Thank you! Even a Corolla Cross HEV XS is under R500k and that does around 4.5l/100km.

Siyabonga Biyela on 12 Nov 2026

Nissan has an extremely bad name due to quality concerns and mechanical problems

Barry Taylor on 12 Nov 2026

Agreed. It's sad because they deliver reliable and excellent products. But the world has changed so much and vehicle priorities...

costrecording on 12 Nov 2026

The Arcfox T1 from BAIC Group made a statement with its introduction into this segment. Good looking EV compared to...

Shaun on 12 Nov 2026
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