Mamabolo Appoints Team To Look At EVs, Green Transport Deployment In Gauteng Government

INFRASTRUCTURE MEC Jacob Mamabolo has appointed Gauteng Transport Authority head Jack van der Merwe to lead a team to investigate the possibility of rolling out green transport, including electric vehicles (EVs), within the structures of the provincial government and its associate bodies.

“I have appointed Jack to lead a team in the department to help us move forward with regards, particularly, to EVs, as it relates to our fleet in Gauteng, called the Gfleet.”

Gfleet is described as a trading entity of Mamabolo’s department, and as a provider of vehicle leasing and fleet management services for the public sector, with its clients being national, Gauteng province and local government departments.

Gfleet currently operates a fleet of around 7 000 vehicles.

“If we as government do not lead and build confidence in EVs, it will be very difficult for people to follow,” says Mamabolo. 

“We, as a provincial government, must start with our own fleet. We