Rubicon’s head of e-mobility, Hilton Musk, has spearheaded a major change for electric vehicle (EV) charging in South Africa that is, in some ways, ahead of more developed countries.
The second cousin of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO with the same surname, Musk is a qualified civil engineer with 25 years of experience across various industries.
He has been working at Rubicon, South Africa’s second-largest charge point operator (CPO), since 2022.
In addition to growing public EV charger locations, one of the biggest…
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