Grocer Spar is taking the delivery fight to the Checkers with a fleet of 65 electrified vehicles under the Spar2U banner. Spar Group's Blake Raubenheimer told MyBroadband that the retailer spent R6.2 million establishing the Spar2U fleet and plans to expand it further. The 65 electric vehicles of which 52 are City Buzz 2 scooters, are powered with lithium-ion batteries that can be recharged in three hours. The retailer also has twelve three-wheelers and one City Van.
” Raubenheimer additionally mentioned that the Spar Group is considering partnering with shopping centre management at locations where it has stores to allow vehicles to charge via the shopping centre's green charging network. "Solar-powered driver shelters are also being considered to allow covered charging for drivers in future," he went on to say.