East London Is Front Runner For Electric Car

South Africa's fully domestic electric car, the Joule, is likely to be produced at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), according to sources cited by the local press. Competition between ELIDZ and the Coega Industrial Development Corporation has been fierce, as the project is thought to be worth around ZAR2bn (US$265mn). Although the choice for the car's production base has not been officially announced, ELIDZ's business development manager, Thembela Zweni, claims that the zone is 'the front runner for the

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