EV in Cape Town
One Cape Town team for the whole EV journey. We help you decide whether an EV makes sense for your daily drive, point you at the right dealer when you're ready, install a charger before the car arrives, then service, repair and source spares for the life of the vehicle. WhatsApp us your question — straight answer, no commission.
The four things you're worried about
The honest answers, with Cape Town numbers
Most Capetonians asking about EVs have the same four worries. Here's the honest version, with local 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.
9 out of 10 Capetonians 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.
“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. Cape Town has had 280+ days clear of load-shedding in 2025–26 anyway.
“It's too expensive.”
The sticker scares people; the maths doesn't.
EVs run at about R0.95/km 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. Cape Town pays you for excess solar via Cash-for-Power. We'll run your real numbers — even if the answer is "wait six months."
“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. For the other 20% there's a live map of every working public charger in the metro.
And one more thing.
Make your own fuel.
In a country scarred by load-shedding and fuel-price shocks, the real win isn't "green" — it's never being held hostage by Eskom or the petrol price again. Pair your EV with rooftop solar and a battery, and your driving runs on free Cape Town sunshine.
See the solar + EV calculator →From R339,900
The cheapest way into an EV in Cape Town
The BYD Dolphin Surf does the Atlantic Seaboard run on small change and charges overnight at home. We'll tell you honestly if it fits your drive.
See sub-R350k options →Buy in Cape Town
EVs Capetonians are buying
Real prices, real range. We line up dealer offers and book your test drive — no commission, no pressure.
EV in Cape Town
Everything we do for Cape Town EV owners
Six things, one team. Click through to the specific service you need.
Home charger installation
Fixed-price 7.4 / 11 / 22 kW home charger installs across the Cape. COC included.
Get an install quote →Authorised service
Service centres by brand, intervals, ballpark costs. Book a Cape Town service slot.
Book a service →EV repair & emergency
Home charger fault, dead 12V, won't-charge issues — emergency Cape Town response.
Get emergency help →EV spares & parts
Type 2 cables, tyres, 12V batteries, body panels. Tell us what you need, we source it.
Find a part →Buy an EV in Cape Town
Dealer directory by brand + test drive booking + finance + insurance discounts.
Compare EVs →Public charging map
Every working public charger in the metro — V&A, Constantia Village, N1 City, Tygervalley.
View the map →Cape Town by the numbers
Cape Town is the easiest switch in SA
Cape Town is the easiest place in South Africa to switch to EV right now. The maths bears it out.
Home charging in Cape Town
Wake up full. Every morning.
Eight out of ten EV charges happen at home. Plug in when you park, charge overnight on the City of Cape Town home tariff, and skip the petrol queue for good — even through load-shedding.
- ~R0.95/km charging overnight on the CoCT Home User tariff.
- Pair with rooftop solar — charge on Cape sunshine, load-shedding-proof.
- Sectional title? We handle the body-corporate motivation at no charge.
- 7 kW wall unit, SWA cable, COC + 12-month aftercare included.
Why Cape Town is different
A Cape Town install isn't a JHB install
A Cape Town EV install isn't the same as one in JHB. Tariffs, climate, body-corporate culture, dealer access — all city-specific.
CoCT pays you for excess solar
Cape Town is currently the only major SA metro running an active residential feed-in tariff. EV + solar math materially better here.
Sectional title is half our work
~40% of Cape Town installs are in apartments and clusters. We provide body-corporate technical motivation at no extra cost.
Dealer + service density is highest in SA
BYD, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi, Mini all have authorised service in the metro. Repair pathways exist for every modern EV.
Home charger installation
A charger fitted before your car even arrives
Send four photos of your DB board and parking spot. Fixed-price quote in 24 hours — 7 kW wall unit, SWA cable, Certificate of Compliance and 12 months aftercare, all in.
From the Knowledge Hub
Cape Town EV guides
Written by owners, with local numbers — the deep detail that doesn't fit on this page.
Charging
Every public charger in Cape Town — live 2026 map
V&A, Constantia Village, N1 City, Tygervalley and every working DC charger in the metro, with live status and prices.
Read the guide →Installation
What a home charger install really costs in Cape Town
The honest breakdown — wall unit, cable run, sectional-title paperwork, and why most installs land between R13k and R15k.
Read the guide →Owning
Is an EV worth it in Cape Town? The real maths
Running costs on the CoCT tariff, solar payback with Cash-for-Power, and the trips an EV actually handles from the Cape.
Read the guide →Common questions
Things Cape Town owners ask
Ready?
Not sure yet? That's exactly why we're here.
Whatever step you're on — choosing, installing, servicing, repairing, sourcing parts — send us one WhatsApp with the question. We usually reply within the hour during business hours, the next morning if it's evening. No call-out fee, no spin, no commission.