Sales of electric vehicles in South Africa, 2017–present
Annual sales figures for battery-electric vehicles in South Africa from 2017, based on quarterly data released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). Figures are drawn from manufacturer-reported sales records submitted to NAAMSA. The dataset excludes plug-in hybrid and traditional hybrid vehicles.
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The data
10 rows, 2 columns.
- date Date
- Date for the data. It is either the end of the year, or the last day of the quarter 2017-12-31 – 2026-03-31
- ev_cars_sold Number
- Number of electric vehicle cars sold 58 – 1257
Latest rows
| date | ev_cars_sold |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 544 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1088 |
| 2024-12-31 | 1257 |
| 2023-12-31 | 929 |
| 2022-12-31 | 502 |
| 2021-12-31 | 218 |
| 2020-12-31 | 92 |
| 2019-12-31 | 154 |
| 2018-12-31 | 58 |
| 2017-12-31 | 68 |
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