Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I have fond memories of Mazdas. Mazda had a significant footprint in Zimbabwe’s vehicle assembly sector during the heydays of auto assembly in Zimbabwe. During its peak era (from the 1980s to the late ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! South Africa is one of the largest markets for sales of brand new vehicles in Africa. Just over half a million new vehicles are sold in South Africa each year. South Africa is the ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! There are calls for wider incentives, including the reduction of import duties levied on EV imports, in South Africa. The automobile manufacturing sector is a critical pillar of South Africa’s economy. The country’s automotive ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) divide opinion all the time, as they have for years. A lot of people feel that with the way BEV tech has advanced in recent times, PHEVs are no ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Growing competition from EVs in key markets cited as one of the reasons for sharp decline. Six years ago, I wrote an article on how South Africa could miss out on the massive opportunities ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! According to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance and the national statistics agency Zimstat, in 2024, Zimbabwe’s merchandise imports were projected to reach $9.08 billion. On the other hand, exports were projected to be close to ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The world’s top two electric vehicle companies, BYD and Tesla, just released their latest annual sales figures, and they make some really interesting reading. Tesla leads the way in terms of battery electric vehicle ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A first-of-its-kind offering, Bboxx Protect, offers extensive protection to electric motorbike users and significant savings of over 40%. The electric motorcycle sector in East Africa is starting to flourish. Kenya is the largest market ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! With over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya, the motorcycle sector presents a large addressable market for companies interested in electrification. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Yesterday, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mhtuli Ncube, presented the 2025 National Budget under the theme “Building Resilience for Sustained Economic Transformation.” There were a lot of mixed reactions to most of the stuff announced ... [continued]