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South Africa ‘doesn’t make sense for Tesla’, says Elon Musk

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Operating in South Africa doesn't make sense for Tesla says Elon Musk.

Operating in South Africa doesn't make sense for Tesla says Elon Musk.

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The "super high" import duties levied on electric vehicles in South Africa means that exporting cars to the country does not make sense for Tesla.

This is according to the electric vehicle maker's South African-born CEO, Elon Musk, who was responding to a question on the issue on the X platform, formerly Twitter, on the weekend.

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