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Volvo Trucks’ first extra-heavy electric truck hits South African roads

By: Irma Venter 11th April 2023 Volvo Trucks South Africa (SA) has started the homologation of its first extra-heavy battery electric truck units. The goal is to present the first of these vehicles to a local customer, KDG Logistics, within the next two months. →

Challenges ahead as dealerships move to EVs, says LMG’s Dipela

By: Irma Venter 7th April 2023 Legacy Motor Group (LMG) chairperson and shareholder Mpho Dipela says dealerships in South Africa face “significant challenges” as they participate in the transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs). At the end of 2021, there were more than 16.5-million electric cars on the road worldwide, with this... →

Volvo Trucks South Africa ready for May introduction of electric trucks

By: Irma Venter 7th April 2023 Volvo Trucks South Africa has confirmed that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its local customers in May. In South Africa, these trucks fall within the extra-heavy commercial vehicle segment, which comprises trucks with gross vehicle mass ratings (GVM) exceeding 16.5 t. →

Steel producer continues to grow manufacturing capacity

7th April 2023 Spain-based global stainless-steel producer Acerinox says its global footprint has transformed it into one of the most competitive producers of stainless steels and nickel alloys. The company boasts significant production capabilities with three fully integrated flat product manufacturing... →

An aerial view of the sizable manufacturing facility at Columbus stainless in Middleburg South Africa, with buildings, storage facilities and waste water facility as well

AIMING HIGH An areal view of the manufacturing plant of Columbus Stainless, a facility owned by Spain-based steel giant Acerinox

Bell boosted by strong demand, autonomous trucks ready to roll

By: Irma Venter 3rd April 2023 Increased commodity demand, post-Covid-19 stimulus packages, as well as expanded infrastructure spending in several markets, have all combined to drive up demand for Bell’s articulated dump trucks (ADTs), says Bell CEO Leon Goosen. The JSE-listed Bell Equipment is a global manufacturer,... →

Bell's new motor grader

Meeting global EV targets will be ‘extremely challenging’ owing to raw material shortages

By: Darren Parker 31st March 2023 Chemicals company BASF global precious metal services senior VP Timothy Ingle told delegates attending the Platinum Group Metals Day, in Johannesburg, earlier this week, that it would be extremely challenging from a raw material perspective to meet the expected global uptake of ten-million... →

Mini unveils pilot EV solar-charging site in Cape Town

By: Irma Venter 31st March 2023 Mini South Africa (SA) has teamed up with Red Bull energy drinks to launch its first Mini-branded solar-powered electric-vehicle (EV) charging station in the country. The charging station is at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, and partners Mini with the V&A Waterfront, the City of Cape Town and Red... →

Image of the new Mini-Red Bull solar charging station in Cape Town

Top SA car brands could be impacted by arrival of hybrids, EVs – AutoTrader’s Mienie

By: Irma Venter 31st March 2023 AutoTrader’s newest Hybrid Car Buyers Survey and Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Buyers Survey show that brand ranks very low in importance among potential buyers of EVs and hybrids. The digital marketplace’s CEO, George Mienie, says respondents indicated that safety, fuel efficiency and price were the... →

New electric buses are locally assembled and stress-tested, UJ says

By: Irma Venter 31st March 2023 The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has purchased two battery electric buses to ferry students between its various campuses. The decision to roll out the buses follows a test period last year during which the university used a similar demonstration vehicle as a campus residence shuttle, says UJ... →

R66bn worth of component exports at risk from move to EVs

By: Irma Venter 31st March 2023 Catalytic converters, engine parts, engines, clutches/shaft couplings, silencers/exhausts and ignitions/starting equipment are the component groupings most at risk from the global move to electric vehicles (EVs), as they are not required in these types of vehicles, says National Association of... →

Golden Arrow to add 60 locally built electric buses to its fleet next year

By: Irma Venter 28th March 2023 Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) aims to add 60 locally built electric buses to its fleet in 2024, says GABS company engineer Gideon Neethling. The Cape Town-based bus operator started testing two electric buses in April, 2021, utilising the 37-seater BYD K9 bus, from China. →

The 37-seater BYD GABS bus

SA transport sector’s shift to zero emissions requires move to rail, banning new ICE vehicle sales by 2035

By: Irma Venter 24th March 2023 For South Africa to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the transport sector to zero, between 15% to 20% of road traffic must move to rail. This shift is also key in addressing road congestion, and improving the efficiency of the overall transport system. →

BMW unveils pilot hydrogen fleet

By: Irma Venter 24th March 2023 The BMW Group has unveiled the first vehicles in its pilot hydrogen fleet that will enter service this year. After four years of development work, the iX5 hydrogen vehicle and development project is entering the next phase as a fleet of just under 100 vehicles will be deployed internationally... →

Finally there is an almost affordable EV on the horizon…

By: Irma Venter 23rd March 2023 Volkswagen has revealed its newest concept vehicle – the ID.2all – with the production version set to be unveiled in 2025. The German car maker promises that the production version of the electric ID.2all, to be based on its new modular electric drive entry platform, will be “as spacious as a... →

The VW ID.2all

Tesla's vision of EVs without rare earths will spur magnet race

By: Bloomberg 20th March 2023 Tesla’s ambition to remove rare earths from future models has producers in the sector reeling, but it also should spur global efforts to deliver alternatives for electric car motors that currently rely on the materials. Model 3 and Model Y powertrains have already reduced consumption of heavy... →

Lexus set to be first in Toyota stable to dip toe in local electric vehicle market

By: Irma Venter 20th March 2023 Toyota’s premium vehicle arm, Lexus, is set to launch two battery electric vehicles (EVs) in the local market in the next two years. The introduction of these vehicles will most likely be the Japanese car maker’s first entry into the South African EV market. →

The RZ 450e

Grant assists in establishing First Mode Proving Grounds

17th March 2023 Global carbon reduction company First Mode has established a proving grounds in Centralia, located in Lewis County, Washington, made possible in part by a $250 000 grant from the state economic development strategic reserve fund. At the First Mode Proving Grounds, the company will demonstrate... →

An image of First Modes nuGen haul trucks

NUGEN TRUCK First Mode will optimise the next generation of hybrid hydrogen and battery-powered haul trucks at the proving grounds

uYilo e-Mobility Programme celebrates 10-year milestone

By: Irma Venter 15th March 2023 The uYilo e-Mobility Programme is a decade old this year. The programme, aimed at enabling the ecosystem for electric mobility in South Africa, was established in March, 2013, as an initiative of the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). →

Hiten Parmar

Challenges ahead as dealerships move to EVs, says LMG’s Dipela

By: Irma Venter 15th March 2023 Legacy Motor Group (LMG) chairperson and shareholder Mpho Dipela says dealerships in South Africa face “significant challenges” as they participate in the transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs). At the end of 2021, there were more than 16.5-million electric cars on the road worldwide, with this... →

Edward Makwana

Stellantis MoU targets finalising an assembly plant solution for the local, export markets

By: Irma Venter 14th March 2023 Global automotive group Stellantis announced last week that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the South African government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) to develop a manufacturing facility in the... →

A Stellantis dealership

R66bn worth of component exports at risk from move to EVs, but it’s not all bad news – Naacam

By: Irma Venter 14th March 2023 Catalytic converters, engine parts, engines, clutches/shaft couplings, silencers/exhausts and ignitions/starting equipment are the component groupings most at risk from the global move to electric vehicles (EVs), as they are not required in these types of vehicles, says National Association of... →

Renai Moothilal

Top SA car brands could get disrupted by the arrival of hybrids, EVs, says AutoTrader’s Mienie

By: Irma Venter 10th March 2023 AutoTrader’s newest Hybrid Car Buyers Survey and Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Buyers Survey show that brand ranks very low in importance among potential buyers of EVs and hybrids. The digital marketplace’s CEO, George Mienie, says respondents indicated that safety, fuel efficiency and price were the... →

George Mienie

Purchase subsidy would be ‘most appropriate’ EV incentive model – Naamsa

By: Irma Venter 10th March 2023 Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has proposed the “provision of a direct, fixed new-energy vehicle purchase subsidy” as the most appropriate incentive model to support South Africa’s move to electrified vehicles (EVs). EVs include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid electric vehicles... →

Bolt to invest €500m in Africa in next two years

By: Irma Venter 10th March 2023 Mobility app Bolt says it will invest €500-million in its African operations over the next two years. The funds will be used to expand the company’s services in Africa and to create opportunities for more than 300 000 new drivers and couriers to join the platform in 2023. →

Audi rolls out second phase of EV charging network

By: Irma Venter 10th March 2023 Audi South Africa (SA), in partnership with sustainable technology group Rubicon, has brought 43 additional electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on line across the country. These chargers can accommodate a total of 57 EVs at varying capacity and regardless of model or brand. →

Continued research makes for better die-cast materials

By: Halima Frost 10th March 2023 Steel and technology group Voestalpine boasts a strong footprint in the supply of metals used in various die-casting applications and strives, through continuous research, to further expand its product and reach in South Africa and Africa. The company says researchers at its mills, in Austria and... →

A concept image of a car engine which is due to be used as a template for a Die-set, against a blue background

CASTING CONCEPT The new materials constantly being developed by Voestalpine not improve the quality of end product but also the life of the die-sets as well

Volvo Trucks South Africa ready for May introduction of electric trucks

By: Irma Venter 8th March 2023 Volvo Trucks South Africa has confirmed that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its local customers in May. In South Africa, these trucks fall within the extra heavy commercial vehicle segment, which comprises trucks with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVM) exceeding 16.5 t. →

A Volvo electric truck

Fingerprint sensor, Mercedes-Benz Pay+ turn the car into a payment device

By: Irma Venter 6th March 2023 The mobility evolution continues at breakneck speed as Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. With a new digital payment service called Mercedes Pay+, Mercedes-Benz introduces what it calls ‘native in-car payments’. →

Tesla’s decision to move away from rare earth permanent magnets unlikely to have much impact – Adamas

By: Darren Parker 3rd March 2023 At Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day on March 1, the company revealed that its next-generation permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) traction motors would not use rare earth permanent magnets. “As the world transitions to clean energy, demand for rare earths is really increasing dramatically and not... →

New electric buses are locally assembled, stress-tested – UJ

By: Irma Venter 3rd March 2023 The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has purchased two battery electric buses to ferry students between its various campuses. The decision to roll out the buses follows a test period last year during which the university used a similar demonstration vehicle as a campus residence shuttle, says UJ... →

One of the electric buses at UJ

Mercedes-Benz Vans SA to launch electric Sprinter by 2024, minibus set to follow

By: Irma Venter 3rd March 2023 Mercedes-Benz Vans South Africa will introduce the battery electric Sprinter panel van (eSprinter) to the local market in 2024. “As we embark on a new era of sustainable mobility, we are proud to announce that the eSprinter will arrive in South Africa by 2024,” says Mercedes-Benz Vans South... →

Naamsa disappointed in lack of Budget support for new-energy vehicles

By: Irma Venter 28th February 2023 Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council says it is disappointed that last week’s National Budget Speech made no “solid commitment” to a support programme for the manufacturing of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) and NEV components in the country. Naamsa said Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana did not... →

BMW unveils pilot hydrogen fleet

By: Irma Venter 27th February 2023 The BMW Group has unveiled the first vehicles in its pilot hydrogen fleet that will enter service this year. After four years of development work, the iX5 hydrogen vehicle and development project is entering the next phase as a fleet of just under 100 vehicles will be deployed internationally... →

The BMW iX5 Hydrogen

Global EV charging market to generate $300-billion by 2027 – research report

By: Irma Venter 24th February 2023 A new study from Juniper Research has found that revenue from electric vehicle (EV) charging will exceed $300-billion globally by 2027, up from $66-billion in 2023. The report – ‘EV Charging: Key Opportunities, Regional Analysis & Market Forecasts 2023-2027’ – also found that fragmentation in... →

Bolt says it will invest €500m in Africa in the next two years

By: Irma Venter 21st February 2023 Mobility app Bolt says it will invest €500-million in its African operations over the next two years. The funds will be used to expand the company’s services in Africa and to create opportunities for more than 300 000 new drivers and couriers to join the platform in 2023. →

Markus Villig

Naamsa proposes purchase subsidy as the ‘most appropriate’ EV incentive model

By: Irma Venter 20th February 2023 Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has proposed the “provision of a direct, fixed new-energy vehicle purchase subsidy” as the most appropriate incentive model to support South Africa’s move to electrified vehicles (EVs). EVs include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid electric vehicles... →

Volvo set to expand electric portfolio with new C40 Recharge

By: Irma Venter 17th February 2023 South Africa’s battery-electric vehicle portfolio continues to grow, with Volvo Car South Africa (Volvo SA) to introduce the new C40 Recharge to the local market in the third quarter of this year. The local arm of the Swedish car maker has been allocated 50 units. →

The Volvo C40

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