Can Electric Mini-busses Work In South Africa | Justin Coetzee | GoMetro

Justin Coetzee shares how GoMetro is leading the EV mini-bus taxi revolution in South Africa!
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October 11, 2024

Solving South Africa's transport issues is hard and complex. With many years building GoMetro, founder Justin Coetzee is helping bring EV Mini-bus taxis to South Africa.

Justin shares his fascinating story about how leveraging data is helping make our complex network more efficient and helping lay the case for the move towards EV's.

Listen to the full episode to learn about  5 business ideas for aspiring founders looking to get into the EV business.

00:00 Justin | Go Metro

03:22 Where GoMetro started - the common problem in SA

08:31 How South Africa is a pioneer in informal to formal transport systems

15:09 How to convince people when you are disrupting

17:42 Breaking into the international market

20:30 Where to start when planning to go international

22:53 Bringing EV's to SA

33:10 Specs of the EV Van

39:04 Managing the unit ecnomics of a single EV minibus taxi

42:29 Working with taxi associations

46:21 What the future has in store