The CEO of BMW South Africa, Peter Van Bennspergen, stated plainly that many African nations, including South Africa, are unable to transition to electric vehicles. He also indicated that the German auto industry will naturally continue to produce internal combustion engines alongside its traditional plan for an electrical shift.
During the BMW Festival in South Africa last week, Van Bennspergen said that countries like South Africa are lagging behind Europe and the United States when it comes to preparing electric cars, not only because of the infrastructure, but because of a number of problems, including financial restrictions and distances that which needs to be cut.
At the same time, Beninsbern suggested that the hybrid cars are the best option to be developed in countries where electric cars cannot be fully applied, which was repeated by the Vice President of BMW Customer Service, Timo Rish in statements to Carbuzz when he confirmed the presence of a large number One of the solutions that can accommodate green transportation needs in all cases.
With the benefits of electricity and the convenience of quick refilling, BMW feels hydrogen offers the optimum balance of global viability. Rish concurred and said that his business anticipates that extracting pure hydrogen will be more environmentally beneficial than polishing synthetic fuel.
In the end, Rish unequivocally affirmed BMW’s belief in the value of choice and its desire to provide customers with solutions that meet their needs.
BMW will continue to produce gasoline cars as long as customers demand them.
It is noteworthy that BMW plans to invest $1. 7 billion in the production of electric cars in the United States, at its factory in Spartment, as well as in the construction of a new battery factory. However, despite all of these efforts, BMW’s CEO previously stated that there is no intention to completely switch to electricity and that hydrogen is the preferred fuel. The ideal, just as other officials said at the South African conference..
Africa isn’t ready to switch to electric vehicles, according to BMW
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