There is an opportunity to bring battery electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle production to South Africa, without first developing a domestic market and charging infrastructure for these vehicles, says Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel. Addressing the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa conference held in Midrand on Thursday, Patel said producing these vehicles in South Africa was "not necessarily" based on South Africa first developing a base of electric vehicles consumption, along with “all the necessary infrastructure”.
