Petrol price hike: Is SA ready for electric cars?
Updated | By Breakfast with Martin Bester
Do you think South Africa is geared for electric cars?
Petrol will go up by 82 cents per litre on Wednesday. Diesel will increase by between 85 and 87 cents, and illuminating paraffin by R1.09 cents.
Efficient group senior economist Francois Stoffberg told Jacaranda FM News the series of fuel price hikes are putting a lot of strain on household budgets.
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The series of fuel price hikes will hit our pocket from midnight.
Martin Bester believes South Africa is not equipped for electric cars yet, despite this being an obvious solution to the problem of the petrol price. If there is a charging station in Johannesburg and you travel to Nelspruit, would there be a charging station along the way? Highly unlikely...
Do you think South Africa should be more geared up for electric cars? Is it time?
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