Eskom CEO André de Ruyter copped a lot of flak on social media last week for remarks he made during an online “town hall” meeting that South Africa should move with greater urgency to adopt electric cars, despite the country’s electricity supply crisis.
As South Africans endure the longest stretch of load-shedding in the country’s history — and as the outlook for electricity supply continues to deteriorate — it’s understandable that De Ruyter’s proposal for a faster shift to electric vehicles was met with incredulity. But the Eskom CEO has a point...
mcleodd Stage 8 incoming
mcleodd De Ruyter is failing to charge your laptop and phones. You're advocating for the destruction of our country
mcleodd Cobalt. Congo. Glencore. CHILD LABOUR!
mcleodd With what does he propose they recharge them?
mcleodd What does De Ruyter know about electricity? 🙄
mcleodd I am sorry ma'am, we can not attend to you home invasion call right now, all our police cars, and ambulances are currently on charge.. Please wait another 4 hours before we can attend to you, and any other calls that may come in. Thank you for your patience.
mcleodd I disagree... All charging stations will need the SANDF deployed because we already know that EVERYTHING WILL BE STRIPPED AND STOLEN. E V E R Y T H I N G!
mcleodd Do you have Scientific proof that eclectic cars are better for the environment then fossil fuel cars. From the beginning of production to end for each?
mcleodd Charging units will be stolen and sold for scrap metal…
mcleodd Stop talking WEF shit.... EVs will never work as mass transit. Rather look to go hybrid.
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