Tag: AutomotiveIndustry
EV technologies – what drives performance behind the scenes?
As the global automotive industry transitions at pace and scale to more Electric Vehicles (EVs), battery innovation is driving sector evolution. This shift affects both passenger and commercial categories. Manufacturers now face pressure to deliver faster charging and higher energy density batteries. They must also improve battery lifetimes.
No room for “doom and fume” in the car industry
The surge of lower-cost, higher-tech Chinese car brands into South African showrooms has sparked what we can only call “doom and fume”. Doom about shrinking margins, and incensed fuming about uneven competition, has become an almost prevailing narrative among “traditional” manufacturers with a long-established presence in the country. This climate of doom and fume continues to dominate industry conversations.
