Perodua’s first electric vehicle, which is also Malaysia’s first homegrown EV, will be made an ‘important national agenda’ in line with the government’s efforts to strengthen governance, social responsibility and protection of the environment, said prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said that the EV’s official launch date will be finalised in one to two days, with a suggestion that it will be held at the end of this month.
“I will instruct the cabinet that the launch of Perodua’s new EV is made to be a big national agenda. It’s not just a product launch, but it combines governance, social responsibility dan environmental protection,” Anwar said when visiting Perodua’s plant in Sg Choh today, reported by Astro Awani.
He added that the EV – which is set to be called the QV-E – benefits the rakyat and the country, and fulfils the Malaysia Madani concept that is the core of his administration. “In a short time, perhaps in two weeks time, I will be back to make this Perodua launch an important national programme, I assure you now,” PMX said.
Anwar also thanked all parties that were involved in making the national EV project a success, calling it a move forward in the transformation of Malaysia’s automotive industry. He also committed to be P2’s ‘marketing officer’ in his upcoming official trip to South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia, on a pro bono basis without payment.
We recently reported that Perodua is attempting to penetrate African markets, starting with used cars. The company is also exporting pre-owned cars to Bangladesh and the Bezza to Papua New Guinea, where the compact sedan is used as a police car.
Here’s everything we know so far about the Perodua QV-E EV, which is a very different product from the Proton eMas 5 that was launched last month.
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