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No diesel clatter, no exhaust fumes, and no engine vibration while creeping up on wildlife. Electric propulsion may be particularly well suited to safari driving, and South African start-up Thula Solutions has designed a rugged 4x4 'bakkie' specifically to exploit those advantages.<\/p>

Its Electric Safari Vehicle, or ESV, is not Africa's first battery-powered game viewer. Electric Land Rovers and converted Toyota Land Cruisers have already been roaming reserves in Botswana, South Africa, and Tanzania for years.<\/p>

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