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[TOP STORY] Affordable electric vehicles gain traction as petrol costs bite

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‘The real game changer came from BYD with the Dolphin Surf, and now Geely with the E2, that has come in at a very different price point, you're talking about just above R300 000,’ says Alan Quinn, chief product and innovation officer at Cars.co.za

28 Jul 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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