South African consumers have all but turned their backs on electric vehicles – so far, at least – and the impact on the used-car market is impossible to ignore.
Speaking in an interview with TechCentral on Monday following publication of the group’s annual results to 30 September 2025, WeBuyCars CEO Faan van der Walt said local demand for EVs is so weak that second-hand EV prices are deteriorating faster than almost any other vehicle category.
“We see it very clearly,” he said. “There is virtually no appetite for used EVs in South Africa. The gap between new EV enthusiasm from manufacturers and what buyers want on the ground is widening, and that’s…
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