Nonetheless lower than 1,000 EV charging stations in Malaysia, infrastructure growth has to hurry up – MOSTI

Because it was introduced final October throughout Price range 2022 that electrical automobiles (EVs) can be fully exempt from import and excise duties ranging from January 1 this 12 months, there was a gentle stream of EVs making their manner into the nation.

With these incentives set to run till December 31, 2023 for fully-imported (CBU) EVs and December 31, 2025 for locally-assembled (CKD) EVs, issues ought to transfer at a fair quicker tempo subsequent 12 months.

Nonetheless, the general public charging infrastructure, integral to the expansion of the brand new format, is struggling to maintain up, primarily based on their numbers at the very least. In keeping with science, expertise and innovation (MOSTI) deputy minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim, the variety of public EV charging stations within the nation remains to be low, with lower than 1,000 recorded nationwide.

He mentioned that the ministry had focused to have 5 occasions that quantity in place nationwide this 12 months, however up to now, the variety of EV charging factors remains to be far beneath the goal, as Bernama reviews.

“Our preliminary goal for this 12 months was 5,000 EV charging stations nationwide, however the quantity remains to be lower than 1,000. Efforts are being finished now with the federal government calling all stakeholders to fulfill. It will enable us to look into methods to extend the variety of charging stations,” he mentioned.

“Our focus remains to be geared in direction of main cities, however we’ve got additionally acquired requests from different states for charging services, which might enable these automobiles to journey from state to state,” he mentioned, including that the ministry is methods to speed up the event of the charging infrastructure.