Section 12B for business buyers
Rebated capital allowance on EVs purchased by a business — talk to your accountant, we provide the supplier invoice in the right format.
Who qualifies: Registered business or self-employed
Sandton · Buying your first EV
Buy an EV in Sandton
Every authorised EV dealer in the metro, real prices, and the test-drive booked for you. Charger fitted before the car arrives — one Sandton team for the whole journey. Tell us your budget and daily drive; we come back within 24 hours with two or three EVs that actually fit.
The four things you're worried about
The honest answers, with Sandton numbers
Most Sandtonites asking about EVs have the same four worries. Here's the honest version, with City Power numbers — not brochure talk. If your answer still feels uncertain after reading these, send us one WhatsApp and we'll run your specific situation.
“I'll get stranded.”
You won't.
8 out of 10 Sandtonites drive under 100 km a day. Every EV sold in SA does 300 km+ on a charge. You'll plug in at home overnight and forget petrol stations exist. Tell us your daily drive and we'll show you how much range you'd have spare.
300 km+
Typical EV range
“Load-shedding will leave me unable to charge.”
This is where it gets good.
Pair your EV with solar and you literally make your own fuel — drive on sunshine, ignore the grid and the petrol price. We design every install to keep you charging when the lights go out. Joburg has had 200+ days clear of load-shedding in 2025–26 anyway.
200+
Days clear of LS in 2025–26
“It's too expensive.”
The sticker scares people; the maths doesn't.
EVs run at about R0.62/km on the City Power Block 1 tariff (R2.66/kWh) vs R2.40 for petrol. New-EV prices fell 16% in two years (median R790k) and the cheapest sub-R350k BEV is now R339,900. We'll run your real numbers — even if the answer is "wait six months."
R0.62
per km running cost
“There's nowhere to charge.”
80% of charging happens at home.
Plug in overnight, wake up to a full battery. We install that — fixed price, COC, body-corp paperwork if you're sectional title (and most Joburg apartments are). For the other 20% there's a live map of every working public charger in the metro — Sandton City, Mall of Africa, Hyde Park, Rosebank.
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of charging is at home
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“Test-drove BYD Hyde Park, BMW Bryanston and Mercedes Sandton in one Saturday — they booked all of it. Walked away with the right answer.” — Verified customer · Sandton
A real Joburg purchase
Test-drive, finance, COC, install — same team.
We book the test drives, walk you through the offers, fit the home charger before the car arrives, and stay on WhatsApp for year-one questions. One contact for the whole journey.
Get my JHB offers →EV dealers in Sandton
Where to buy an EV in Sandton
Every authorised EV brand in Sandton. We confirm models in stock and book the test drive on your behalf.
BYD
Mekor BYD Hyde Park
011 325 7000
Mekor BYD Bryanston
011 706 0000
Volvo
Volvo Cars Sandton
011 325 8888
Volvo Cars Fourways
011 467 0000
BMW
SMG BMW Sandton
011 884 8000
SMG BMW Bryanston
011 706 1700
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz Sandton
011 217 4400
Audi
Audi Sandton
011 444 5005
MG
MG Northcliff
011 478 1300
Geely
Geely Northcliff
011 478 1500
We re-verify these against manufacturer pages quarterly. Models in stock vary — we confirm before booking.
SA EV incentives + finance
What you can actually claim or save
EV-specific deals from manufacturers, finance houses and insurers shift quarterly. We pull the current term sheet for you before you sign.
Service + maintenance plans
BYD, Volvo, MG and Geely typically include a multi-year service plan on new EV purchases. Specifics shift quarterly — we confirm current terms with the dealer before you sign.
Who qualifies: New vehicle purchase
EV-specific finance products
WesBank, MFC and Standard Bank run EV-specific finance with balloon-payment options designed around the residual-value question. We line up two or three offers to compare.
Who qualifies: SA credit-active applicant
EV insurance discounts
Discovery and OUTsurance run EV-specific premium adjustments (theft and accident frequency is currently lower than ICE). Tell your insurer about the home charger install.
Who qualifies: Comprehensive policy
Incentives cycle quarterly. We pull current term sheets before you sign — no fabricated rand amounts.
Buying an EV in Sandton — what's honest
Three things dealers won't put on the brochure
Buying in Sandton has structural advantages over the Cape. Three things dealers won't put on the brochure.
Highest dealer density in SA
BYD, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, MG, Geely — multiple options per brand, often within 5 km of each other. Test-drive three brands in one Saturday — we book it.
Prepaid City Power tariff is cheap
Block 1 at R2.66/kWh on prepaid is the cheapest urban tariff in SA. EV running cost in Sandton is materially lower than the Cape.
Charger fitted before delivery
Send four photos when you sign. We install the home charger in the 7–14 days between sale and collection. No "where do I plug it in?" panic on day one.
Common questions
Things Sandton owners ask
Where do I start if I want to buy an EV?
Two parallel tracks. Send us your daily km and budget — we come back with two or three matched models, book your Joburg test drive (Sandton / Hyde Park / Bryanston / Fourways), and quote the home charger install. While you're test-driving, four photos to us starts the install quote.
Can I test-drive multiple brands the same day?
Yes — we book the slots so the test drives are 20–40 minutes apart, all within a 10-km radius. Three brands in one Saturday morning is normal in Sandton given the dealer density.
Should I buy now or wait?
The honest answer depends on your daily km and your electricity setup. If you drive 50+ km a day on prepaid City Power tariff, the maths is already on. Send us your situation, we'll tell you straight.
What's the realistic monthly cost on an EV here?
On the City Power Block 1 prepaid tariff (R2.66/kWh) at 60 km/day, a mid-range EV runs about R450–R600 per month in electricity. Petrol equivalent runs R2,800–R3,500. We model the exact figure for your car.
Do you take part-exchange?
Yes — list your current car on our /sell/ page and we line up offers from dealers handling the EV you're buying. Deals get done as a single transaction with finance and the install in one place.
What about the warranty and service plan?
Every EV we install for in Sandton has authorised service in the metro. Manufacturer warranties on Chinese brands are typically 5–8 years; European brands 2–5 years. Service plans are usually 3–5 years on new vehicles.
More EV services in Sandton
Whatever brought you here, we handle the rest
One team, one phone number, one set of trade rates — across installation, service, repair, spares and buying.
Home charger installation
Fixed-price 7.4 / 11 / 22 kW installs. COC + body-corporate paperwork included.
Get an install quote →Authorised EV service
Brand-by-brand service centres, intervals and what a typical service actually costs.
See service options →EV repair + emergency
Won't-charge faults, dead 12V, software glitches. 24-hour response for active customers.
Get emergency help →EV spares + parts sourcing
Tyres, 12V, charging cables, body panels. We line up 2–3 suppliers and quote within 24 hours.
Source a part →← Back to the Sandton EV hub
Ready?
Compare. Test-drive. We line it up.
One WhatsApp with your daily km, budget, and the two or three models you're looking at. We come back with offers, a Saturday test-drive schedule, and the install quote — all in one thread.