The Durban-based fleet manager is in the process of deploying 360 cars in Johannesburg in a pilot that’s set to expand before offering its services in other metropolitan areas.

Valternative, a fleet operator backed by Uber, says the US-Iran war has accelerated EV penetration in South Africa.

Bloomberg reports that Uber’s South African EV partner is accelerating expansion into African markets as higher fuel prices linked to renewed Middle East tensions strengthen the…