South Africa has announced that it will soon introduce zero emission electric vehicles (ZEEV) in a bid to become more environment friendly.
The introduction of ZEEV, a ground-breaking pioneering initiative for the South African automobile market, “seeks to ensure that South Africa practically contributes to the reduction of environmentally harmful gases by promoting the use of cleaner sources of fuel by the automotive industry”, Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) spokesman Albi Modise said.
This initiative is one of the practical outcomes of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) hosted by South Africa recently, reported Xinhua.
A unique feature of ZEEV is that they are fully powered by solar energy rather than power from the national grid.
The high-tech solar panels powering the vehicles generate enough electricity to power the fleet and feed back into the national grid, further incentivising the move for other government departments and ordinary citizens to consider travelling green.
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