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Battery electric vehicles set to overtake hybrids

Despite plug-in hybrids still leading in sales, there are signs of change.

Nafisa Akabor

01 October 2026

Heavyweight: The BMW PHEV variant will set you back R1.055mn.

By now, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are a popular choice among local buyers, and offer the advantage of both electric driving and a petrol engine.

But as battery electric vehicles (BEVs) become more affordable, more charging stations are built and fuel prices remain high, the attraction of plug-in hybrids will recede.

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