Malaysia’s second national carmaker, Perodua, has announced it has signed an agreement allowing Gentari Green Mobility to set up EV recharging facilities at its service centres across the country. The deal was made in anticipation of the automaker’s planned launch of its first battery electric vehicle (BEV) in the country in 2025.
Gentari Green Mobility, a subsidiary of Gentari Sdn Bhd, was founded by national oil and gas giant Petronas and is headquartered in the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. The company currently operates 175 direct current (DC) charging points across the country, the largest EV charging network in Malaysia.
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Perodua is Malaysia’s largest vehicle producer, with 260,361 sales in the first ten months of 2024. The company has 194 sales outlets and 209 service centres nationwide. Earlier this month the automaker confirmed plans to launch an affordable battery-powered small car next year, with prices starting at less than MYR100,000 (US$22,400) after local incentives.
Gentari’s CEO, Shah Yang Razalli, said in a statement: “We welcome Perodua’s vision to launch an affordable EV by 2025. Gentari is excited to collaborate with Perodua in our effort to drive greater adoption of green mobility in Malaysia. By improving charging accessibility and convenience, Gentari aims to enhance the experience for future Perodua EV drivers, thus elevating customer satisfaction and building loyalty. Key initiatives in our collaboration include the installation of EV charging facilities at Perodua service centres, especially at Petronas stations, offering access to EV charging subscriptions and home charging solutions, and seamless integration with the Gentari Go platform.”
This week, Perodua also signed an agreement allowing Petronas Dagangan Bhd to provide new customer services at its service centres, while agreeing to establish new Perodua service outlets at selected Petronas petrol stations.
Perodua recently unveiled a battery-powered Myvi small car prototype developed in partnership with three local universities: Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Universiti Kuala Lumpur and Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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