SA Laughs Out Loud, Pic of Car Connected to Generator Powered by Diesel

• A South African man shared an image of a Tesla being charged by a generator
• The caption read: "The future of electric vehicles in South Africa with load shedding?
• Many South Africans commented on the image and questioned what would happen if loadshedding kicked in and one couldn't charge an electric car

A South African man alluded to what issues loadshedding might cause to electric car owners.

Marius Croucamp posted an image of a Tesla being charged by a fuel-powered generator and the viral post caught the attention of many South Africans who live with the reality of loadshedding.

Croucamp's opinion assumes that electric car owners in South Africa might have to resort to charging their cars via a generator due to loadshedding.

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Here are some of the responses from South Africans:

@Oteng_Lamola saidL

"Even though the idea of this image was to potentially ridicule , charging a car using a generator will definitely be cheaper than filling the tank."

@tis_ahmeed said:

"Using fuel for generator to run and power the electric car, what an idea!"

BMW launches furiously fast i4 and practical iX3 electric vehicles in South Africa, with 2 more on the way

Briefly News reported that after more than a decade with one electric vehicle on sale in South Africa, BMW has launched three new non-combustion engine models in just over six months: the iX, iX4 and iX3.

BMW's electric vehicle offensive received a shot in the arm this week after local motoring media got behind the wheel of its new i4 M50 and iX3 models. Both shapes aren't unfamiliar to followers of the brand, and the duo sport the carmaker's Gen5 electric motor technology.

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The i4 is based on the 4 Series Gran Coupe model and uses an electric motor on each axle to produce 400kW and 795Nm; the battery has a range of 510km for the sleek sedan BMW reports.

The iX3 is the electric version of the locally-built X3 SUV, except this rear-wheel-drive model is built at BMW's China Plant. It's powered by one electric motor that generates 210kW and 400Nm. Despite it being an SUV, the zero to 100km/h sprint time is a claimed 6.8 seconds, and the top speed is pegged at 180km/h.

Source: Briefly News