--- title: South Africa wants its minerals to power local EV factories description: South Africa's government is revising its automotive incentive programme to include EV battery minerals such as lithium, cobalt, graphite, rare earths, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/south-africa-wants-its-minerals-to-power-local-ev-factories-x4upr1ylx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: South Africa wants its minerals to power local EV factories | daily.dev og:description: South Africa's government is revising its automotive incentive programme to include EV battery minerals such as lithium, cobalt, graphite, rare earths, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/south-africa-wants-its-minerals-to-power-local-ev-factories-x4upr1ylx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/X4UPR1Ylx.png og:image:alt: South Africa wants its minerals to power local EV factories og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # South Africa wants its minerals to power local EV factories **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary South Africa's government is revising its automotive incentive programme to include EV battery minerals such as lithium, cobalt, graphite, rare earths, and copper. The International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) proposes expanding the list of covered 'standard materials' to support local EV production. Materials must be sourced from SACU or SADC countries, with half their value counting as locally added. The changes align with the South African Automotive Master Plan 2035, which targets 1.4 million vehicles per year and deeper localisation amid pressure from cheap Chinese and Indian imports and tightening global emissions rules. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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