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GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project

GM no longer believes in the business case for robotaxis. After investing $10bn the Cruise self-driving car company, with the promise of significant future…

CHARGE taking EVs off-grid in the North West

CHARGE has commissioned the first of its impressive off-grid EV charging stations in the North West. Located on the N12 between Klerksdorp and Wolmaransstad,…

eActros 300 and Zimi Charge creates EV win for Bakers

eActros 300 is an EV truck that can potentially move most of what South Africans need more efficiently. But how much cheaper is it…

What is Northvolt worth for German car companies?

Northvolt needs $1.2bn to continue operations. It’s a telling number after the Swedish battery manufacturer secured $15bn in funding, which has delivered none of…

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

Jaguar. The ‘J’ bit of JLR is struggling. And that’s being kind. All its Le Mans racings wins, gorgeous E-Type memories and heroic XJ220…

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

For German car companies, China’s luxury car market has devolved from secure future profits to disastrous income losses. With its powerful economy and a…

Pick-up trucks and Tesla-Trump politics

EVs have never been a core issue in American elections. The American auto industry’s Big Three make profits from large pick-up trucks and ladder-frame…

R3 is the rightsizing of EV design

R3 and R3x are the design disruption EV product planners need to understand. The two most compelling EV car companies are a curious antithesis…

C40 or XC60 – Volvo Recharge buyer’s guide

C40 EV or XC60 T8 Recharge? Despite the differences in size, this is a more valid question for South African luxury car buyers who…

Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa’s EV battery future

Zimbabwe and Mozambique have an abundance of materials required for building automotive grade EV batteries. But where are they going to be made? The…

Porsche powers ahead with EV-only Macan

Porsche SUVs. They’re respected but not adored. For followers of the world’s most iconic German car brand, SUVs are tolerated. A brand sacrifice to…

Budget speech misses NEV promise – again

Any budget is challenging. Whether it’s your household expenditure, that yearend vacation planning or long-term savings goals. But being responsible for allocating and sharing…

Shenxing battery is CATL’s latest EV breakthrough

CATL has revealed a new advanced EV battery, capable of remarkable recharging speeds. The Chinese company commands unprecedented scale and technology leverage in the…

Review: Volvo XC40 P6

XC40 has made the most compelling case for EV ownership in South Africa. How? A combination of pricing and clever design. How has Volvo…

GR-S MHEV is Toyota’s hybrid Hilux

Hilux hybrid. Beyond the alliteration, the engineering concept makes a lot of sense. The demand for new energy vehicles is increasing as car companies…

BYD Atto 3 EV lands in SA with VTOL

BYD is the most important car brand you’ve never heard of. Unless you are a dedicated follower of all things EV. The Chinese brand…

Production idled as VW suffers softening EV demand

Regarding EV strategy, VW has been the most progressive of Germany’s legacy car companies. Across the VW Group, enormous investments are being made to…

Volvo’s EX30 affordable EV for SA

Volvo has committed to electric vehicles with a greater purposefulness than many of its European rivals. Since being recapitalized by Chinese automotive company, Geely,…

CATL could have the 1000km EV battery

CATL is the world’s most important battery manufacturer. The Chinese company dominates battery manufacturing, and its scale is such that any change in chemistry…

Nio is the brand Tesla should worry about

All electric vehicles are compared in the context of Tesla. That happens when you are the technology leader, disruptor and apex brand. All-in-one. A…

Seagull is the R200k EV South Africa needs

Seagull is an odd product name. But it might become oft quoted in the car market, quite soon. Tesla is the world’s most esteemed…

Review: Mercedes-Benz EQB 350 EV

EVs pose a significant engineering challenge for car companies. They need to do what Tesla has by creating entirely new vehicle platforms dedicated to…

C40 Recharge is Volvo’s debut EV for SA

C40 Recharge becomes Volvo’s first fully electric vehicle offering in the South African market. And if you value exclusivity, and battery powertrain principles for…

You Mailed It! Celebrating South Africa’s Slickest Email Campaigns of 2025

Gen Z and Millennials Quietly Disrupt South Africa’s Insurance Industry

Stranger Things Season 5 Teaser Drops

MTN Group Fintech’s Mandela Day campaign is about much more than hygiene kits

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa Joins AWIEF 2025

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

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