The CEO of Mercedes Benz SA chats about their new electric cars and his favourite AMG

In our latest podcast, Ciro De Siena sat down with Mark Raine, the co-CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa to discuss electrification.

With the comprehensive EQ portfolio, Mercedes-Benz SA is confident that it can make inroads into the premium EV segment. We also chat about the Mercedes-Benz facility in East London and the challenges facing the South African EV landscape

0:00 - Dream,Search,Drive: https://www.cars.co.za
0:06 - Welcome
0:32 - Cape Town marathon
2:10 - Electric cars for South Africa
4:47 - Solar and reducing your cost of ownership of electric cars
7:20 - The electric car strategy of Mercedes-Benz SA
9:35 - Ciro shares a personal story
10:20 - Servicing of Electric cars
13:30 - What matters to motorists
14:20 - The residual value of electric cars
15:40 - Collaborating with partners
16:10 - Charging and charging stations
20:20 - The benefits of electric cars
20:50 - Performance of electric cars
23:05 - The price of electric cars
26:35 - Production plants
29:55 - Growing the local market
30:00 - Cost of ownership
31:50 - (GFV) Guaranteed future value
35:35 - Classic cars

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