Famed radio presenter Tbo Touch is setting his sights on empowering the community and starting an electric bike business.

Touch, Thabiso Molefe, says he loves cars but because of the skyrocketing petrol price, he is considering changing his focus to using bicycles.

Popularly known as eBikes, the Metro FM presenter wants to make a meaningful contribution in South Africa by keeping up with the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).

The seasoned and celebrated deejay is of the view that the advent of electric vehicles will help fight the high price of fuel, and significantly bring the country closer to fighting the scourge of carbon emissions.

“I still love the four-piped machines. They are fast on the road, but petrol has become expensive everywhere, including in South Africa.,” he said according to SundayWorld.

“It has been going down lately but the truth is the industry is changing and we need to keep up with the change by going big on electric cars and my favourite bikes.

“I am going to Tanzania soon because I was exposed to so many bikes, and most importantly electric bikes in that country. It’s unbelievable the number of electric bikes they have there.

“I want to check them out and see what’s important to learn about these bikes and how they can benefit our country.”

With the petrol still high despite a slight decrease twice over the past months compared to July, Molefe was quick to point out the huge impact of rolling blackouts.

“The entertainment industry has not recovered fully but now artists are pressuring themselves to stage gigs in far-away places to make up for time and money lost,” he said.

“If we had back up and other things to focus on, we would realise it is not worth it to work ourselves into fatigue, just like many are doing at the moment.”

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