BMW Group Malaysia has labored along with the Malaysia Zero Emission Automobile Affiliation (MyZEVA), a non-governmental group, to current a number of insights into the present state of electrical automobiles (EVs) within the nation.
In keeping with knowledge supplied by MyZEVA, 27,382 (EVs) have been registered in Malaysia from 2021 to June 2024, with the determine inclusive of 17,244 items registered on-line by way of the street transport division (JPJ).
In Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur recorded the best variety of EV registrations at 5,271 items, adopted by Selangor (1,544 items), Penang (815 items), Johor (657 items), Perak (351 items), Kedah (181 items), Melaka (177 items) and Negeri Sembilan (116 items).
States that noticed lower than 100 EV registrations embrace Pahang (45 items), Kelantan (23 items), Terengganu (12 items) and Perlis (11 items), whereas the federal territory of Putrajaya solely noticed one EV being registered. In East Malaysia, Sabah leads Sarawak when it comes to EV registrations with 326 items in comparison with 268 items, whereas Labuan has 22 items registered.
The information additionally revealed a major enhance in EV registrations after the Malaysian authorities introduced incentives in the course of the tabling of Funds 2022 in October 2021. Final 12 months noticed 13,266 EVs registered, which is over 4 instances the variety of items registered in 2022.
The variety of EV charging bays have additionally gone up yearly in parallel with EV adoption. Primarily based on MEVnet (Malaysia Electrical Automobile Charging Community) knowledge by the division of city and nation planning (PLANMalaysia) and the Malaysian Inexperienced Know-how and Local weather Change Company (MGTC), as of June 2024, there are 2,606 EV charging bays in Malaysia.
Selangor leads the way in which with probably the most EV charging bays at 876, which is adopted by Kuala Lumpur (674), Penang (281), Johor (256) and Pahang (101). States and federal territories which have lower than 10 EV charging bays embrace Putrajaya (9), Sabah (9), Perlis and Labuan (0).
On the matter of EV possession expertise, the info revealed in contrast how a lot it could price to run a BMW X1 and iX1, that are fashions that share the identical platform and physique, however with differing powertrains.
Assuming it was RM3.40 per litre of RON 97 petrol and 70 litres is required to journey 1,000 km, the price of fuelling an X1 with an inside combustion engine is RM238. By comparability, an iX1 requires 147 kWh of vitality to journey the identical distance, and with public charging at RM1.50 per kWh (accessible at sure charging stations), it could solely price RM220.50.
Extending the comparability to house charging which is cheaper at RM0.57 per kWh if referring to Tenaga Nasional’s highest home tariff, the price of a 1,000 km journey is RM83.79, or 42% lower than an X1 refuelling at a petroleum station.
In keeping with MyZEVA, 80% of EV homeowners choose to cost at house whereas 20% use public charging. It’s additionally talked about that sustaining an EV is less complicated than a automotive with an inside combustion engine as a result of no want for oil adjustments and fewer transferring elements.
The report additionally highlighted the feasibility of EVs for interstate travels, with the iX1 xDrive30 and MINI Countryman SE All4 having vary WLTP vary figures sufficient to make journeys from Kuala Lumpur to Penang (330 km away), Johor (331 km away) and Kuantan (250 km away) with no need to recharge alongside the way in which.
In fact, whereas EVs are lots succesful based mostly on what’s been offered, there are nonetheless some which are apprehensive about making the change for varied causes referring to their way of life. For one, recharging an EV could also be cheaper than refuelling, however the former usually takes extra time even with quick charging. On high of that, discovering EV charging bays that aren’t occupied and dealing upon arrival for a high up generally is a problem and can lead to further time spent ready or discovering one other spot.
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