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The adoption of EV in SA is closer than we think

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The slow rate of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Shadab Rahil, CEO of Payment24, a Cape Town based technology firm specialising in payment solutions for the transport and fleet industries.

Topics of discussion include: Payment24’s business model; factors currently holding back EV adoption in SA; the economics and business case for EVs in SA; the role of government in help to drive adoption; the role of fleet operators in driving local EV sales; and the growth in EVs around the world.
8 Oct 2021 English South Africa Business News · News

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