Remember the curious sighting of a Tesla Model S in Malaysia, shown in spyshots we ran last month? It turns out there may have been a significant reason for the car’s appearance, as Tesla Motors is reportedly one of a number of car companies in talks with the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia) to bring electric vehicles into the Malaysian market, according to a report by Berita Harian.
GreenTech Malaysia CEO Ahmad Hadri Haris told the Malay daily that the manufacturers, which also include BMW, Volkswagen and BYD, were interested in the proposition, especially if there were tax incentives in place as well as a ready infrastructure to support these cars.
“[Translated] EV manufacturers now want to see the government’s commitment in building the market in this country through the development of infrastructure, charging stations and demand for EVs, as well as the offering of tax incentives.
“Basically, they are interested in bringing in their own EV models if there is potential here. Because of that we need import and excise duty exemptions on EVs, so that citizens in this country are able to afford electric cars and it will help build demand for these kinds of vehicles,” he said.
In a separate report, Ahmad Hadri was also quoted as saying that the government is set to reinstate duty exemptions on EVs as part of an “electric vehicle induction plan” that will be announced soon, pending cabinet approval. It was said that this was inline with efforts to stimulate the development of the country’s green technology industries.
Ahmad Hadri added that one of the main points of the plan will be to encourage motorists to own an electric vehicle. According to him, people will use EVs after prices have been more clearly delineated with the restructuring of the entire EV tax structure, in addition to the readiness of the infrastructure and basic utilities specific to the use of such vehicles.
“Through the induction plan, we will reintroduce all duty exemptions, particularly import and excise duties, as it is essential in creating a market for EVs,” he said. “On past experience, when the government introduced full duty exemptions for hybrid cars during Budget 2010, sales of hybrid cars have increased from 300 units that year to 6,000 units in 2011.
“Currently, the total number of hybrids on the road has surpassed 30,000 units. Through these tax incentives as well as the development of the correct infrastructure and mechanisms, we are confident that the ownership of EVs will surpass that of hybrids,” he added.
On the development of infrastructure and utilities for EVs, Ahmad Hadri said the plan will set a target of building 125,000 charging stations across the country by the year 2020. As a result, he said infrastructure development has to start now in order to meet the target.
“The government has injected a RM3 million grant to help First Energy Network (FEN) build 300 EV charging stations, some of which will be in the Klang Valley and others possibly in Melaka and Johor,” he said. “They will be developed between 2015 and 2016. The target may seem like a large number, but it is inline with the target that will be set in the induction plan.”
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Look exciting..hope it will going well.
Electric cars green my ass…. 70% our electricity comes from burning fossil fuel
You pay less for electricity than petrol.
Imagine with Tesla you don’t go fuel station FOREVER?
And don’t forget Tesla S 0-100km/h in 4.6s.
Yes and No. Yes the source of electricity still comes from fossil fuel. However, No, it is not as simple as you think. Gasoline engine is very very inefficient. Only 5% to 30% is converted to kinetic energy. The rest are just waste. While electric car still using electric which comes from coal powerplant or gas powerplant, those powerplant is much much more efficient. Hence you burn less fossil fuel by using electric car.
The power generators in a power plant has far better efficiency then your car petrol engine. Not to mention that it uses clean burners and catalysts to filter toxic gases.
VW GTE will have full exemptions from import and excise duties to compete with Suprimau. Take that Proton! You can’t hide behind the G forever. Your jaguh kampung time is up!
Janji ditepati! Less than 100k for Golf GTE
And what are you doing to salvage that 70%? Surf the net?
Still we can save thausand liter of petrol
If Tesla RM400k price, of course lah Proton tidak bising.
Proton make quality car tak tau, only knows how to make noise
Quality car? Maybe people demand higher standard than that.
Our gov never learns, forever flip flop. Honda/toyota/Audi etc spent millions bringing in thier EVs under the old exemption, then gov stopped it. within 1 year, zero EV sales….now want to “restart” it again, cos they know how stupid they were. Real investors/businessmen…curse at the way our BN gov does things, u think investments and plans is like on/off switch? just waiting for u fool ministers to change your mind like you change underwear. Manufacturers plan months and YEARS in advance…
ya ya ya…
I believe the context is for EVs, not hybrid.
Other then Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-Miev, I don’t recall any other brand bring in any EVs.
Why nobody scold him cuz talk politic..if I touch this area many people will angry..
Bro KZM.
keep saying the truth, that s the only way to make our car price down!
Proton supporters will not like car’s price to go down!
Hopefully BN will not make another flip flop decision and scare away potential investors. Our country needs the extra money and it’s there waiting for us to grab it.
TEsla S comes here and price becomes RM400k, no thanks la
Tesla is selling as RM300k (USD100k) in US, if it becomes RM400k, still a good deal.
Once you get a Tesla, forever fuel price is none of your business. Petrol price raise to RM110 per litre also you sitting at mamak enjoy cendol relaxly.
Dont forget Tesla will install their supercharger around the country means free charging as well.
let’s hope nobody want to put a ‘fee’ on it. who knows.
Fuel price would never become a concern for those who can afford a 400k car. What good deal issit again?
Depends on the variant, but RM 400K isn’t that far off from the selling price of Tesla S in other countries.
Model S 60kWh variant prices:
US (LHD) : ~$69900 = MYR 244068
UK (RHD) : £49,900 = MYR 274710
Model S 85kWh variant prices :
US (LHD) : ~$79900 = MYR 279602
UK (RHD) : £57,300 = MYR 314881
Model S 85kWh Performance variant prices :
US (LHD) : ~$104500 = MYR 365687
UK (RHD) : £57,300 = MYR 377527
Even if we get it tax-Free, Tesla might price it higher since we ARE a small market, both population wise and due to being a RHD country. Selling it at UK and US prices doesn’t make sense since it can’t get high volume here.
Oops, wrong figure for Tesla 85kWh Performance price in UK, should be £68,700.
dont forget thats just for the base model & not including the fancy gadgets
Do you even know how much Tesla car cost in its origin country ? Even there not many people can afford it meh..
Model S 60kWh variant prices:
US (LHD) : ~$69900 = MYR 244068
US ppl/American afford to buy Tesla.
Some of them dont buy it because
corolla, camry just cost about USD15-28K.
What is your price in Malaysia?
U pay BMW 3 series price to get corolla altis
BMW 5 series price to get camry.
Pure EVs in malaysia is limited to city dwellers, range extenders would be better
When i saw the skeleton of the car… Tamiya came to my mind.. The old tamiya with engine at the back and batteries in the center
Like your comment. Never thought of that although I had a RM300 (with all the modifications) Tamiya 23 years back.
I have seen a few of these around here where I live, and for the price here, they are not the best speced vehicle you can get. You can buy an S-Class or 7-Series for the price of a Model S.
However, with the EV incentive, it may bring the prices down to E-Class, 5-Series levels in Malaysia. With options its probably gonna push it up to something like RM800,000. I don’t see the Model S being much a success in Malaysia because the people who wants electric cars can’t afford it and the people who can afford it rather buy a big German saloon.
The smaller EVs would probably be a success, though. I can see cars like the VW e-Up! or BMW i3 selling well.
Which german saloon does 0-100 in 2.8 secs? and if it does, it costs in millions of dollars. Tesla Model S is the only FAMILY sedan capable of giving such insane acceleration.
USD60k for Tesla based spec here in Malaysia. No More C-class and 3 Series on the road. LOL
yes, Tesla price is consider very cheap!
spec is close to super car,
but price is damn low.
With USD 69-89K convert to MYR
What can we buy?
You just can get brand new ESTIMA with stingy 2 airbags without tcs
Our car! Too expensive!
Money paid, all gone!!!!!!
60k in the US can get you a Porsche cayman s.
Assuming that it is tax exampted, at what price can we expect it to be sold at? it is sold at USD70,890 – USD94,390 in the US.
At that price, the drivers in Malaysia that can afford it don’t really look at petrol prices already…
Finally something positive coming up.
The Govt’s late NAP announcement every year indicate that they are not well prepared and simply reverse incentives hance killing the hybrid segment. NAP announcement every year will drive away invester. Who wants to do business in Malaysia when policy maker do not have a long term plan. Cars like TESLA with a range of up to 500km is good enough for small country like Malaysia.
Tesla is definitely suitable for Msia.
But slim chance to bring in Malaysia
due to AP system, and NAP expired in 2015.
If Tesla brought in,
it’s many ppl will switch their RECOND CAR
such E class, S class, Evo, WRX, GTR etc to TESLA.
Becomes BO LOBANG..
our recond car available in our market mostly very cheap car in UK, JPN. Some of them even rental car.
If you been staying quite a while in these country.
You will surprise all those imported “Recond car”
All mileage had been “Reconditioned”
Gov modify incentives when it ‘suits’ their need. If not, Gov dont care with their rakyat!
care pockets!
Why not CKD?
Simple, restart this EV is because Tesla is being brought in by some of the crony family,..
BODOH punya government policy..sekejap batal..now introduce balik..what are you doing, SERIOULY!
Women should not be allowed to drive this car. Obviously they’ll forget to charge it and it will stall in the middle of a busy road and cause massive jams.
Anyway it’s not like fuel is expensive. Why get this junk? Stupid battery powered car. Even RC cars are using fuel and not batteries.
Start this EV nonsense and TNB is going to increase electricity rates.
EV is a step towards future. With Tesla supercharger, their EV is charged for free not charged from TNB. Fossil fuel is going to run out one day, it’s just the matter of time. Environmental topic aside, you’re just a moron that is plain stupid like what they say empty barrel make the most noise. Why on earth you need to be so sexist? Tesla Model S is more powerful than regular car, performance is not an issue. If you can’t afford it just STFU, this car is not marketed for low income consumers. Go and play with your RC car far far away.
No one pickup the RM3 million grant for 300 EV charging station???
How much a normal charging station cost BTW?
Encik Ahmad. Bring cheap EV la to Malaysia. You bring expensive EV, only rich people benefit. They don’t feking care about fuel price la
This is a good chance for the government to do it right and save the industry by being the most attractive for the investors and local manufacturer to grow in this directions. Malaysia needs to move forward, not backward, and EV is the future of the mobility…
Can someone guess why the 300 EV Stations are in Klang Valley and maybe mellaca and Johor?
How about some other states to the north like Perak and Penang?
Something crony… ooppppsss ssooorrryy… not crony….
Something fishy is happening here…
Only stupids think like this. Uthink u can built a bungalow with all steps and stuffs in one day day and all comes together eh? What a moron. Use ur brain not u fingers to think
The problems is , these greedy big bellied kroni wants to profit from every new project without delivering results…
the EV project might be one of those white elephant projects if not executed well, and the Tesla would just be another rich man’s toy instead of paving the way to an emission-free environment…
Tesla’s solar powered supercharging stations are free to use for all Tesla owners , located between big cities , it takes 2-3 hours to fully charge there , but it’ll be part of your journey, overtime you’ll get used to it
why hadri is doing the statement?
where the F is madani
hadri is the ceo of a company. or agency. or whatever they call it. the guy suppose to announce this is madani. he got paid for it. correct me if i am wrong
Haven’t you noticed, madani became p1’s spokeman. kekeke
How the price is below Rm150K and all the part will be easily found and cheap.
Where is the source article on Malay?
looks elegant…buy buy buy u rich people
Tesla are currently building mass production affordable models in Europe that will roll out worldwide next year. Not Tesla S or the sports model.
That’s when it becomes a reality for all of us. Elon Musk wil be eventually remembered as Henry Ford is. Someone who made cars that everyone could afford. He has even given away his entire battery intellectual property to any manufacturer who wants it…….for free