MONEYWEB LIVESTREAM Accepts that global technological shifts could leave SA with stranded vehicle assembly assets. 00:01 The country needs to maintain its capacity to export to key markets such as the EU and UK, says Ebrahim Patel. Image: Waldo Swiegers, Bloomberg The government has taken the first step towards mapping out a roadmap for the production of full electric vehicles (EVs) in the country with the publication of an Auto Green Paper on the advancement of new energy vehicles in South Africa. The release of the green paper coincided with a budget vote speech on Tuesday (May 18) by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel, who stressed that the green paper is not official government policy.