{"id":661995,"date":"2023-02-05T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=661995"},"modified":"2023-03-06T16:49:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T14:49:17","slug":"all-the-full-electric-cars-you-can-buy-in-south-africa-with-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/661995\/all-the-full-electric-cars-you-can-buy-in-south-africa-with-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"All the full-electric cars you can buy in South Africa – with pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2023, there will be more than a dozen electric vehicles (EVs) that forward-looking individuals can choose from, with several new models having launched last year.<\/p>\n

The brands that entered the South African market with new models recently included Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the first three months of 2022, South Africa sold over 1,400 electric vehicles. This is more than 2020 and 2021 combined,\u201d said the chief executive of\u00a0 MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert.<\/p>\n

However, despite the positive sales, Herbert said there are notable challenges facing EV adoption in South Africa – including a lack of infrastructure, range anxiety, and affordability.<\/p>\n

An unreliable energy supply poses a unique challenge in South Africa, which is far behind in development. The country also lacks charging points along long-distance routes, said Herbert.<\/p>\n

This low number of sharing stations means that South African motorists are particularly concerned that their EV will not make the range of long driving trips, added Herbert.<\/p>\n

With EV adoption and infrastructure in its infancy in South Africa, the current EVs on offer are also priced as luxury cars – with pricing that is out of reach for most of South Africa.<\/p>\n

As of February 2023, only one wall-fed car on the market is priced at less than R1 million, namely the Mini Cooper SE<\/em>, with its asking price of R742,000.<\/p>\n

On the other end of the scale, the most expensive EV model is the Audi RS e-tron GT<\/em> – which costs over a whopping R3 million.<\/p>\n

Despite these challenges, Herbert said that there are just as many solutions – adding that the change to EVs is not a matter of \u2018if\u2019 but a \u2018when.\u2019<\/p>\n

Herbert explained that affordability would increase once more models are made available, while price parity with petrol-engine vehicles is expected by 2025. The government\u2019s Green Paper is also gaining traction and may re-look at the 25% import tax currently imposed on EVs.<\/p>\n

Regarding infrastructure, he noted that Jaguar is installing 82 charging ports in major hubs and popular holiday routes in South Africa, while ZimiCharge, a third-party app, looks to branch into ports \u2013 with 10,000 planned.<\/p>\n

Herbert said that range anxiety had also been a priority for manufacturers, with their latest models already showing great improvements, such as the Mercedes-Benz EQS<\/em> and the BMW i7<\/em>, which offer a 782 km and 625 km range, respectively.<\/p>\n

Listed below are all the fully-electric cars currently on sale in South Africa.<\/p>\n

\n

MINI Cooper SE<\/strong><\/p>\n