South African Minister of Trade and Industry: Sales of electric vehicles in South Africa will increase exponentially in the coming years.

On July 17th, South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel answered questions from a 21st Century Business Herald reporter in Beijing, saying that the South African government is actively promoting the development of the new energy vehicle and charging pile industry, and has formulated a series of policies to promote the localization of production of new energy vehicles and parts. "To support the development of the electric vehicle industry, we have introduced direct incentives for the production of pure electric vehicles, and are revising policies to include other new energy vehicles to promote local manufacturing," he said. "Our focus is to expand the charging infrastructure nationwide to promote the popularization of electric vehicles."