TechCentral regularly publishes a list of all the battery-electric cars available for sale in South Africa, along with prices, performance figures and more.
Since we first published the list in 2022, it has seen huge changes, including a rapid expansion in the number of electric vehicles available for purchase along with – unfortunately – a series of price increases.
Again, several manufacturers have also increased the prices of their EVs leading into 2025, while some underperforming models are no longer sold in the country.
Watts & Wheels – is set to be one of the cheapest EVs available to South African consumers, starting at R460 000.
But taking the top spot as the cheapest EV in…
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