Speaking to paultan.org on the sidelines of the Malaysian launch of the Porsche Taycan, president of the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) Datuk Aishah Ahmad said that all fully imported (CBU) electric vehicles are subject to excise duty of 10%, regardless of brand.
The 10% excise duty rate for EVs has been in place from last year, said Aishah. “It’s automatic. [The rate for] CBU electric cars is 10%,” said the MAA president, who also confirmed that car companies in Malaysia do not need to make special arrangements or provisions – such as to invest in charging facilities – in order to qualify for the excise duty rate.
The 10% excise rate is relatively low, whereas conventional, internal combustion-powered passenger cars are subject to excise duty rates from 60% to 105%. In Malaysia, the just-launched Porsche Taycan range starts from RM725,000 for the Taycan 4S, ranging up to RM1,195,000 for the Taycan Turbo S.
Aishah also confirmed that road tax for electric vehicles is calculated based on kilowatts of output, also noting that all electric vehicles are subject to the same road tax structure. Regarding our query that some electric cars have followed a different pricing structure for road tax, Aishah said that “previously this was based on cc (displacement), but now [it has been] changed to kilowatts.”
From our earlier report, the payable road tax rate was initially drafted for calculation based on a kilowatt rate, and for which the table has been in place since 2011. According to JPJ sources, the rates for EVs were previously keyed in by clerks under the cc category during the vehicle registration, as a matter of familiarity.
As of March last year, the road tax rates for electric vehicles in Malaysia are as follows:
For private saloon motorcars – individual (code AB) and company registration (AC) – with a rated output of 80 kW and below, the rates are as such:
Vehicles with a rated motor output of above 80 kW will have a base road tax applied as well as a progressive rate calculated into the final sum. The road tax rate is calculated as follows, starting with a base rate and an additional rate for each kW increase:
Details on rates for electric vehicles in Malaysia will be updated as developments arise.
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This is why Malaysians are not destined for good things.
Copy and Paste: “Thats why in Malaysia, today, Honda is so cheap but other japanese cars, korean cars, continental cars and proton are not allowed to sell cheap and decided to make price hike that happened in 4-5 years ago. Is it because Gomen also making protectionism for Honda? TOTALLY VERY UNFAIR”
Syukur..the poors subsidized us rich again. Jom EV
so you need to be rich to support go green.
if poor wait for relaunch of nissan leaf. if that one also cant afford, better take public transport if still want to go green.
Thats why in Malaysia, today, Honda is so cheap but other japanese cars, korean cars, continental cars and proton are not allowed to sell cheap and decided to make price hike that happened in 4-5 years ago. Is it because Gomen also making protectionism for Honda? TOTALLY VERY UNFAIR
Copy and Paste II: “The real competition is when we remove the high taxes on non honda cars. Let it be open. Let the people decide. Only then we can get benefits from other car companies.”
Cuba kira Porsche Taycan 625PS road tax by converting to kW
625PSx0.76=425kW
RM1,024+(425kW-125kW)*RM1.35/0.05
=RM9,124 road tax per year for a Taycan with 625PS.
UMW-Toyota should bring in the RAV4 PHEV.
road tax should be calculate
% of the insurance premium regardless the cc or the output
eg if the gov decide the % is 20% then let say the insurance premium of that year is RM3,000.00 so
3000 x 20% then the road tax equal to RM600
as premium goes down then the road tax goes down
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It should be based on the weight of the car. The heavier the car, the more you pay because the more you damage the road.
Then, government and insurance companies would work hand in hand to keep the premiums high. Both would have an advantage of it.
Tahniah previous gomen! Tak habis tax!
10% excise duty for EV CBU? Too much of protectionism for honda in here
road tax based on KW? Oh please… put something that makes sense such as number of axles, or size (segment) etc.
Used environmentally vehicle also need to pay expensive roadtax. What a mundur country
The road tax calculation is just mad!
Look at the structure, a BMW i3s is 135kW so the road tax is RM724!?
In most of the Europe country, the road tax is either FOC or damn cheap to encourage greener energy and cleaner environment. In Malaysia the road tax of i3s is 2x more expensive than 2.0L petrol engine, which only cost RM379..?
They probably do not know wht they are doing…kasi rakyat susah lagi
This is all NAP2020 fault. Siapa buat NAP2020? Paham-paham le….
I’ve been shouting about taxing based on impact/pollution. Depends on what kind of post I commented on I get mixed reaction.
But still, I insist. Tax based on pollution is the fairest. Car weight a lot and spoil road, taxed based on weight. Car emit smoke, tax that as well. Electric car has no emission thus they should be taxed less (only the weight tax).
I can hear the haters already: generating electric cause pollution! Manufacturing/disposing battery cause pollution! Easy, tax electricity and tax the battery one off when purchasing the car.
That way, the only people who get punished are those polluters. Everyone else get to pick clean technology.
What about the poorer people who cannot afford clean technology? Public transport. And that’s a totally different topic.
Which means the taycan is overpriced by SDAP themselves??? Extra high profit margin eh???
bodo. import tax still the same, the reduce one is excise tax. this one also poor soul bising2, like the idiot above said poor subsidize the rich. hey hello, your tax paid to the government not even enough to cover every subsidize items government provide to you, even the rice you eat also being subsidize by the government thru taxes from the rich. take taycan as example, the roadtax for top of the line already rm12k plus per year. more than your honda city excise tax + roadtaxes until being scrap.
Yes thank you to the 10% excise tax. No to the big silly road tax.
Wow. Thats mean Porsche Taycan is worth it
tax, tax, tax…….The rakyat just love MAA.
I hope BMW i3s price will be reflected accordingly
Rm2875 road tax for taycan turbo s. It’s cheap for a million ringgit car.
How do you calculate RM2875 road tax?
What a joke…
Abit retarded. Especially at the higher kW bracket.
Some EVs have a higher output for a longer range. Based on the current tax rate. Whichever genius thinks that we should drive around a freaking milk cart. Maybe that was the whole idea.
Doesn’t make sense at the higher tax bracket.
Most EVs have a high power output to also get a longer range. So the genius that came up with this new tax policy wants us all to drive a milk cart. Genius!
The roadtax is quite expensive. A Honda E which makes 113kw (152hp) will incur a roadtax of RM339. That’s quite expensive for a city/urban car that is slightly smaller than a Jazz. The Jazz only incurs an Rm90 road tax. Don’t mind paying high road tax if there are frequent fast charging stations/locations everywhere. But the infrastructure is totally lacking in Malaysia. What justifiable reason is there for this high road tax?
Can we get TESLA please.
How can I get a Tesla in Malaysia?
Road tax in 21st Century after excise-duty and SST, need for insurance and driving licence can understand.
Time to change road tax for gasoline using power output and puspakom dyno?