AutoTrader reports a 134% year-on-year increase in demand for electric vehicles
Battery-powered cars still sell at a trickle, but more local buyers express interest on AutoTrader. Picture: DENIS DROPPA
It is from a very small base, but the number of EV models continues to grow as does South African consumer interest in them, says AutoTrader CEO George Mienie. There were 92 EVs sold locally in 2020, which increased to 218 units in 2021 after an increasing number of brands launched battery-powered cars. In recent months, Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Volvo have unveiled EVs in SA, with additional models to follow soon.
“Given the global move to EVs, local car-manufacturing strategies have begun to shift. Interest in [electric and hybrid vehicles] is also being fuelled locally, helped in good measure by the introduction of several new EVs domestically and the launch of the first locally built hybrid electric car, the Toyota Corolla Cross,” says Mienie.
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