Plug-in electric vehicles in South Africa

, there were 6,367 electric vehicles in South Africa. , 0.2% of new cars sold in South Africa were fully electric.

, electric car usage in South Africa emits more greenhouse gas on average than gasoline-powered car usage due to the prevalence of coal in electricity generation.

Government policy
, the national government does not offer any tax incentives for electric vehicles and charges a 25% tariff on electric vehicle imports (compared with 18% for gasoline-powered cars).

Charging stations
, there were around 300 public charging stations in South Africa.