Question NW644 to the Minister of Transport
20 March 2019 - NW644
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Transport
What number of public charging stations are there for electric vehicles in the Republic?
Reply:
According to GridCars, the largest installer of public charging stations in South Africa, they will have 200 EV charging stations installed in the country by the end of March 2019 in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover South Africa, BMW South Africa and Shell South Africa. These charging stations will be located along major National Routes and at various points of convenience, such as shopping centres, in the country’s major hubs, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London and Bloemfontein.