A recent comparison by MyBroadband has shown that electric cars in South Africa have similar or lower carbon emissions compared to petrol or diesel equivalents. However, the country's reliance on coal for electricity production poses a challenge in reducing harmful emissions.
Electric cars available in South Africa with comparable petrol or diesel equivalents generally have similar or lower carbon emissions , a recent MyBroadband comparison has shown. The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is seen as one of the key parts of the world’s reduction in carbon emissions to combat climate change .EVs don’t have any tailpipe emissions, but the big problem in South Africa is that most of our electricity comes from coal, which produces many harmful emissions.
In a 2021 comparison, MyBroadband found that electricity used to power the compact BMW i3, one of the most popular EVs at the time, required more emissions than a diesel-powered BMW 1-series produced per kilometre of travel. We opted for the BMW 1-series because it was the most comparable to the i3 in terms of size and price at the time.However, in the past two years, numerous new electric cars have rolled out locally, including several with the same design and platform. Among them are the Volvo XC40 Recharge and BMW iX3, which are electrified versions of the XC40 and X
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