Renault Zoe – RM177k for a B-segment EV hatch?

As you’d know from the car research section found at the bottom of every story on this site, we have a companion website called CarBase.my where you can research specs and equipment for every car on sale in Malaysia. We hope you’ve found this website useful in your car buying process so far.

Another feature of CarBase.my is the Car Market Value Guide, which you can use to check the current market value as well as original brand new price for cars sold in Malaysia dating back to the ’90s. You can use the values as a rough guide to sell your car or to decide what insured value to use when you renew your insurance. It’s powered by data from ISM Insurance Services Malaysia.

Sometimes the database has little gems of information, such as this – the new prices for two electric cars that were never launched to the public in Malaysia – the Renault Fluence ZE and the Renault Zoe.

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There is a Fluence ZE at the TC Euro Cars showroom at Jalan Kemajuan, PJ. The full electric version of the C-segment Fluence sedan was registered when the government still had tax exemptions for CBU electric cars, so the RM144,917 price tag listed should be tax free. It’s quite a bit cheaper than the Nissan Leaf‘s tax-free price of just under RM170k.

The B-segment Renault Zoe is listed with a RM177,459 price tag, which is likely inclusive of tax, as it was introduced after the discontinuation of tax exemptions for CBU electric cars.

The Zoe is probably listed in the ISM database because a few units have been registered and insured by COMOS, the electric car sharing service run by ex-Proton MD Datuk Seri Syed Zainal. COMOS will lease companies a Zoe for RM4,500 a month, and the leasing fee is supposed to be eligible for double tax deduction.

You can play around with the CarBase.my car market value database. If you find any other interesting cars listed, do drop us a note in the comments.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • Porsche guy on Oct 20, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    All ugly 918 spyder anytime guys…

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    • Now you know why Proton Electric car price below RM100,000.

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      • Operation-Manager (Member) on Oct 20, 2014 at 1:39 pm

        as corrected the EPF income statement by Sultan Perak, 80% low income msian only need:-

        CHEAP
        LOWEST FUEL CONSUMPTION
        LOWEST MAINTENANCE
        HIGH RV
        HIGH FLEXIBILITY

        pls take note the TNB just increase 25% tariff start 2014 onward.

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        • All those resources taken from mother earth must cost higher to reduce usage. Majority ppls must sacrifice for next generation having a better living place…so car manufacturers GO EV is good move, less pollution to environment.

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          • Nonsensical on Oct 20, 2014 at 3:32 pm

            Now why would I pay 4500 to rent a electric car ?

            I can use that $4500 towards a spanking new BMW 5 series and still have 1k in the pocket to pay for petrol

            Yes i care for the environment, but it has to be practical ! and also make economic sense la.

            And Electric cars ARE NOT environmental friendly…Not in Malaysia anyway. As TNB gotta burn fossil fuel to generate power to your house plugs. Only 30% of TNB generation comes from green energy … i.e Hydro

            SHEER DRIVING RUBBISH this electric car proposal

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  • Operation-Manager (Member) on Oct 20, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Local Auto lack of long term vision…
    expect a yr of tax exemptions for CBU E-vehicle than followed by a yr CKD tax exemptions, see what happened to CKD Hybid project today???

    A 3yrs old kid play-play game rather than a nation strategy.
    Not sure which Association or Institute in behind come out this proposal.

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  • Same L0rrr on Oct 20, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    So expensive thanks to Proton and its high tax Protection.

    If not everyone can buy a Tesla here. 1 charge 450km, 0-100km/h only 4 sec. Forever no need pump petrol.

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  • EnegyAnalyst on Oct 20, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    Why does a Chinese made electric BYD taxi has 300km range and their BYD e-Bus has 400km but a Fluence only gives 185km?

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    • EnegyAnalyst on Oct 20, 2014 at 5:39 pm

      Sorry BYD e-bus has 250km range only. BYD beats Renault?You bet.!

      http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-16/brussels-first-electric-taxis-are-made-in-china.html

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      • kadajawi (Member) on Oct 22, 2014 at 8:35 pm

        You are aware that buses have quite a bit more space, right? And they are expensive. And the range is always a trade off between space, price and needs. To make sense those buses need the range they have, the Zoe probably doesn’t. It’s just a car to commute to work and back, and I guess for the majority of people the range is enough.

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        • EnergyAnalyst on Oct 23, 2014 at 10:28 am

          what ever works for Brussels, would work for a lot of range anxious folks out there

          http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-16/brussels-first-electric-taxis-are-made-in-china.html

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  • RM177k…gila kah???

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  • Expecting twinzy renault..wonder how much it will cost

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