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Be part of SA's first electric vehicle road-trip, coming to PE


South Africa's first electric vehicle road trip powered by ACDC Dynamics and driven by the Department of Transport, Gauteng Provincial Government, and African Alliance for Energy Productivity is finally ready to prove that it is possible to drive across the country without a single drop of petrol.

The latest BMW i3, Nissan LEAF and Jaguar I-PACE left the Sun Arena at Time Square on Thursday and the road-trippers will be heading to Bloemfontein, followed by Gariep Dam, Graaff-Reinet, Port Elizabeth, Knysna, Worcester and the road trip will end in Cape Town.

Generation.E CEO  Ben Pullen, says transforming the mobility sector has some real environmental benefits.

  • You can test drive the electric car at the Boardwalk Hotel in Port Elizabeth on 5 October at 4:30 pm - 7 pm.
  • Learn about the latest innovations in electric mobility by taking a tour of the uYilo eMobility Programme at Nelson Mandela University on 7 October from 8:30 am - 11.30 am.
  • Witness the power of electric vehicles as the road trippers take part in a sunrise Regeneration Challenge at Simola Hill on 8 October from  5:30 - 6:30 am.