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South Africa is lagging behind global sales of electric vehicles (EVs), which were projected to reach five million in 2019. To keep up to speed with South Africa’s plans for this evolving market, Nicolette Pombo van Zyl gathered industry experts to discuss decarbonising the transport sector through EV adoption. Here’s what transpired.

InoBat Auto, an R&D and battery production company providing new energy solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), has secured €5 million (approximately $4.5 million) in funding from the Slovakian government to build an R&D centre to support the development of a 10GWh Gigafactory in the country – the world’s biggest car producer per capita.

Ceres has announced the formation and launch of it’s Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance.

Electric vehicle (EV) sales bucked the overall 2019 trend of falling car sales with figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) showing that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) registrations have risen by 144% to 37,850.

Olivier François, President of Fiat Brand Global, was awarded French magazine "L'Argus"'s Special Jury Prize, for the electrically-powered, autonomous driving-capable Fiat Concept Centoventi, Fiat's vision for the democratic electric mobility of the future.

VW and the Qatar Investment Authority signed 'Project Qatar Mobility' to develop self-driving Level 4 electric vehicle shuttles in Doha

Global EV adoption is accelerating says a new report by data and analytics firm GlobalData, with 5 million battery-powered vehicles on the world’s roads

It looks like the business case for electrifying ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft is stronger than ever

That toll gate, street light and traffic monitoring system all need electricity. Later, roads that deice and charge vehicles at speed will need huge...