South Africans react to electric vehicle City Blitz’s R200 000 price

TimesLIVE reports that City Blitz has hit South African streets as one of the cheapest electric vehicles (EV), with a starting price of R199,900.

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CHEAP ELECTRIC CAR HITS MZANSI

The publication adds that the eco-friendly and cheap electric vehicle City Blitz, which costs nearly R200 000 each is aimed at small businesses, mines and urban delivery services.

“The tiny Chinese vehicle is imported by EV Africa, a subsidiary of motor retail and car hire giant Combined Motor Holdings (CMH)”, reports TimesLIVE.

The car is available in four models, supported by 4-year/60 000 km warranties, requires a driver’s licence and costs about 20c/km to operate.

• A R199 900 is two-seater
• A R239 900, which is a four-seater
• Or a R239 900, single cab pickup
• Or a R249 900 panel van

“There are no airbags but the City Blitz is built with a monocoque cage to provide safety in a rollover or collision”, adds TimesLIVE.

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SOUTH AFRICANS REACT TO CITY BLITZ: R200 000

South Africans took to social media to react to R200 000 electric vehicle City Blitz after social media user @AdvoBarryRoux revealed they are available for purchase. “These electric cars are currently available in South Africa for R200,000 each.”

@SerekoSheldon: “I’m not paying more than R50K for this. Now ways.”

@Simeon_ZA01: “Might as well but @Suzuki_ZA Swift GA and call it a day.”

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