MALAYSIA’S EV POLICY
Malaysia was one of the first ASEAN countries to implement legislation encouraging the use of electric vehicles. Malaysia's policy encourages EVs for a variety of reasons, including environmental, energy, and industrial policy concerns. According to Christopher & Lee Ong (2020) the National Automotive Policy (NAP) 2020, which was launched on February 2020, intends to improve the automotive sector in the era of digital industrial revolution by concentrating on Next-Generation Vehicles (NxGV). The NAP 2020 is notable in that it considers the whole ecosystem of Malaysia's automotive sector, recognizes opportunities, and strives to expand the industry in sync with global trends. Dato' Seri Azmin Ali mentioned during his winding-up speech for the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) for the recently-tabled 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) that The NAP highlights measures to boost the EV ecosystem, such as essential component manufacturers, standardization, and promoting R&D, commercialization, and innovation to create local technology. Malaysia presently offers incentives in the form of direct and indirect tax breaks to produce electric vehicles, parts manufacture, and ecosystem development such as charging infrastructure (Adam Aziz, 2021).
Mention In a study by Siti Indati Mustapa at el (2020) in Malaysia, the cost competitiveness of electric cars was examined in contrast to Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Internal Combustion Vehicle. The sensitivity analysis based on modifications in the cost components indicated that the operating costs of the EVs increased marginally throughout the ownership period. The life cost analysis of the Nissan Leaf and BMW i3s EVs was discovered to be higher than that of the Hybrid Electric Vehicles and the Perodua Myvi 1.5 AT, implying that the cost of ownership of EVs in Malaysia is not yet competitive. The accumulated cost of ownership of the two EVs was discovered to rise when the cost components changed during the ownership term. Although EV sales in Malaysia are currently low, studies have indicated that there is a significant potential for the EV industry in the future if the level of awareness for EV adoption is increased. Furthermore, essential regulations to boost the adoption of EVs in Malaysia must be implemented, and current rules must be evaluated on a regular basis to assess the degree and effectiveness of implementation.
It is worth mentioning by Martin Schröder at el (2021) that Malaysia's two national carmakers, Proton and Perodua, have shown little enthusiasm for EV development and commercialization. While Proton stated in 2014 that it will begin selling BEVs and displayed a prototype EV version of its Iriz minicar in 2015, this plan was never realized. Proton appears to be able to build BEVs based on Geely's electric powertrain technology only after the latest cooperation with Geely. Perodua, whose vehicle line-up comprises primarily of micro and compact vehicles, has said that it does not intend to manufacture EVs. Concerning Perodua's unfavourable position toward EVs, the company claimed that the Malaysian charging infrastructure is insufficient to accommodate EVs and that the company wants to focus on upgrading ICEV technology. Given Perodua's reliance on Daihatsu for car technology, this attitude is unsurprising given Daihatsu's limited availability of HEV vehicles.
Malaysia has not developed a specific EV policy program, although it does promote all emission-reducing technology. Subsuming EVs under general automotive sector policy looks to have the disadvantage of addressing concerns like as charging infrastructure in planning but not in policy implementation.
REFERENCE
By w.a.
It is worth mentioning by Martin Schröder at el (2021) that Malaysia's two national carmakers, Proton and Perodua, have shown little enthusiasm for EV development and commercialization. While Proton stated in 2014 that it will begin selling BEVs and displayed a prototype EV version of its Iriz minicar in 2015, this plan was never realized. Proton appears to be able to build BEVs based on Geely's electric powertrain technology only after the latest cooperation with Geely. Perodua, whose vehicle line-up comprises primarily of micro and compact vehicles, has said that it does not intend to manufacture EVs. Concerning Perodua's unfavourable position toward EVs, the company claimed that the Malaysian charging infrastructure is insufficient to accommodate EVs and that the company wants to focus on upgrading ICEV technology. Given Perodua's reliance on Daihatsu for car technology, this attitude is unsurprising given Daihatsu's limited availability of HEV vehicles.
Malaysia has not developed a specific EV policy program, although it does promote all emission-reducing technology. Subsuming EVs under general automotive sector policy looks to have the disadvantage of addressing concerns like as charging infrastructure in planning but not in policy implementation.
REFERENCE
- MAA, M. A. A. (2020). National Automotive Policy (NAP) 2020. Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Retrieved from https://www.miti.gov.my/miti/resources/NAP 2020/NAP2020_Booklet.pdf
- Mustapa, S. I., Ayodele, B. V., Ishak, W. W. M., & Ayodele, F. O. (2020). Evaluation of cost competitiveness of electric vehicles in Malaysia using life cycle cost analysis approach. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(13). https://doi.org/10.3390/su12135303
- Aziz, A. (2021). Govt studying more incentives to entice domestic EV ecosystem , says Azmin. The Edge Markets. Retrieved from https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/govt-studying-moreincentives-entice-domestic-ev-ecosystem-says-azmin
- Christopher, & Ong, L. (2020). Malaysia National Automotive Policy 2020. Rajah & Tann Asia, 1–7.
- Martin Schröder, Fusanori Iwasaki, and H. K. (2021). Current Situation of Electric Vehicles in ASEAN. Promotion of Electromobility in ASEAN: States, Carmakers, and International Production Networks., 3(03), 1–32.
By w.a.
RSS Feed