First Energy Networks (FEN) – a subsidiary of Edaran Tan Chong Motor – and Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 2014 International GreenTech & Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia (IGEM) today.
Present at the signing were CEO of GreenTech Malaysia, Ir. Ahmad Hadri Haris and director of FEN, Reza Mutalib. Former Proton MD and Cohesive Mobility Solution (COMOS) executive chairman, Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin, was also present.
With the COMOS EV car-sharing programme set to begin in November, the collaboration seeks to help speed up the expansion of more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations around the country. So far 19 charging stations have been set up by FEN across Malaysia in KL, Johor, Penang and Sarawak.
GreenTech Malaysia, a non-profit organisation under KeTTHA which purpose is to catalyse green tech deployment, will work together with Renault, distributed in Malaysia by TC Euro Cars. The latter is introducing the Zoe, Twizy and Fluence EVs via COMOS. The funky Renault Twizy will be aimed at city tourists, available for rent at popular spots with navigation and voice-guided tours.
Besides FEN, GreenTech Malaysia has also signed MoUs with companies like AMDAC, Kumpulan Melaka Berhad and Eclimo to help drive the development of electric mobility solutions.
With the recent rise in the cost of fuel, it seems like this initiative couldn’t have come at a better time. Read our EV reviews of the Renault Fluence ZE, Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Nissan Leaf to satsify your curiosity.
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With this chance, please bring in Tesla!!!
No point having EV that can only travel 150~200km per charge. God know how many hours I need to travel from Penang to JB!!
This COMOS is just creating job… job for Syed Zainal.
The business models sucks and smells of failure all over it
I smell “washing machine” model.
that renault safety rating is horrible. it doesnt fare well with euro NCAP test. is it safe here? i know it – as this article says – is to be used at popular spots, i imagine this is for very short distance i.e like 10-20km max.
with such very low euro NCAP rating, will it be a safe thing? if someone got knocked while being in it, probably he or she will not survive because damage upon impact include heavy impact onto the thigh and knee and also end up with a broken neck and died (Richardson, J., 2014)
this renault is not a car. its a quadricycle. and yes euro NCAP also have tests for such vehicle. and those i typed above are all results from the quadricycle level euro NCAP test
Actually, Mou is easy to do and typically Mou means nothing much……
All starts off with handshakes, ambitious talks, etc. Hardly anything will materialise after that….
Agree with #darkermarker ‘all show no substance’.
Charging stations should not be monopoly. Is should be available in any place as long as there is TNB powerline nearby. What we need is a standardise cost charging meter for everyone to have a benefit on such technology. Even those with high output solar energy supply installed at home can benefit from such a new technology. Malaysia is becoming too much of a crony style monopoly. This will continue to kills the poor!