TIPS RESEARCH REPORT FOR DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS OF SOUTH AFRICA HARNESSING ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA Prepared by Gaylor Montmasson-Clair Anthony Dane TIPS is a research Lesego Moshikaro organisation that facilitates policy development and dialogue across three focus areas: Trade June 2020 and Industrial Policy, Inequality and Economic Inclusion, and Sustainable Growth
[email protected] +27 12 433 9340 www.tips.org.za Authors Gaylor Montmasson -Clair TIPS Senior Economist Anthony Dane Change Pathways Lesego Moshikaro TIPS Economist DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research report was authored by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), a not-for-profit economic research organisation based in Pretoria, South Africa, and Change Pathways, a consultancy based in Cape Town, South Africa. Authors are Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS), Anthony Dane (Change Pathways) and Lesego Moshikaro (TIPS). TIPS and Change Pathways thank the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) for initiating and funding this project. The project was overseen by a Steering Committee comprised of Gerhard Fourie and Frank Stevens on behalf of the dtic, and Norman Lamprecht and Brian Hastie on behalf of NAAMSA. The authors would like to specifically thank the various stakeholders who provided inputs into the research at its various stages. This includes: