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