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MITI to help Perodua produce Malaysia’s first sub-RM100k EV

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Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said that MITI will assist in producing Malaysia’s first electric vehicle (EV) priced below RM100,000.

Tengku Zafrul further remarked that the ministry is confident Perodua will achieve this target by the end of 2025.

“The reason why we want to assist and facilitate Perodua is because we want to make EVs affordable.

“Perodua has been in discussion with MITI, and we are optimistic with its plan of achieving its target by the end of 2025,” he said.

Details regarding Perodua’s EV have yet to be announced. However, the emo-1 (Electric Motion Online) prototype showcased in May offers some hints at the specifications of the finished product.

The prototype, built on the Myvi platform, is equipped with a 55.7 kWh battery pack, allowing for a driving range of up to 350 km. It features a front-wheel drive electric motor with an output of 161 hp and 220 Nm of torque.

Tengku Zafrul also said that as of September 2024, nearly 16,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) had been registered in Malaysia, surpassing the approximately 13,000 units registered in 2023.

“This positive momentum brings us closer to our target of achieving 20 per cent EVs of total industry sales by 2030,” he stated.

On charging infrastructure, he mentioned that in just three months, 565 new chargers have been added, bringing the total number of public charging stations to nearly 3,200 by the end of September.

“We aim to have 10,000 public chargers, reducing the ratio of chargers to EVs to one-to-nine (1:9) by the end of 2025” he added.

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