Seems LG Electronics’ involvement in the future of the Proton Iriz isn’t just limited to the ADAS stereo camera and the NEXLIDE lights – MITI minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has posted pictures of a Proton Iriz electric vehicle (EV) prototype on his Facebook page.
Not completely far-fetched, this, since we know the Iriz’s all-new platform can has been designed to support hybrid and electric powertrains. Pictured here at LG’s R&D facility in Incheon, Seoul, the Proton Iriz EV prototype is claimed to have an all-electric range of 240 km – if that is so, it’s pretty impressive. The Nissan Leaf sold here only travels less than 200 km on a single charge.
Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) CEO Madani Sahari revealed recently that a prototype of a locally-assembled electric vehicle will be completed by September 2015, and that it would be the result of a joint-venture between a local company and a foreign one. Was this what he meant?
Late last year, we reported that Proton was targeting to bring its first EV to market by end-2015. Before that, Parliament was told that Proton would begin selling electric vehicles by 2014. At that stage, the national car company was collaborating with UK-based Frazer-Nash Research to develop its own EV. It has also worked previously with Detroit Electric.
Now that we know an electric version is alive, when can we expect an Iriz hybrid?
nice!
Damn nice…
How was the public phone, coin parking meter, those electric/electronic installation at road side, TNB cable, Majlis Perbandaran flooring metal plate?
How was the action taken to close the problem, not to mention prompt action.
How it could be survive under 3rd world country mentality?
dude, what the heck are you saying? ur english is so damn teruk.. no body can understand what rubbish is coming out from your mind.
please brush up ur english before trying to act like a keyboard warrior!
I would love to buy it, but Proton must give 50 years warranty first lah okay.
Rm500 million spent BUT its DEVELOPED BY KOREANS ???
This is another Cowgate scandal in the making
Haha, what do you expect from Proton’s operation manager?
True,
but the car is claimed to be able to travel 240km in single charge. Meaning, it is possible to charge it at home go to work, and return home to charge again.
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Are you an idiot? You do realize that there are lots of high end properties being built in those areas as well. Nobody wants to live in crappy little suites in KL anymore. People are willing to pay high end money for a bigger house, bigger land with beautiful natural surrounding.
Poor people deserve a better car than a arrogant, third class mentality people like you.
First, we almost forgot the terrible traffic congestion that may need hours to release, not accurate to measure by km.
Second, this is too routine for msian that make impossible to deal with any surprise/ appointment where might risk our life in the middle of the palm oil farm, highway, federal roads, etc… with no charge facilities available/ damaged.
If you caught in the traffic congestion, the battery will not be consumed except a little bit for A/Cond. The battery usage in EV has no direct correlation with time or duration caught in the jammed. That’s why as an international understanding, battery juice is measured only by distance traveled. TQ
As long as there is electricity and a power socket you can charge it, albeit a bit slow. And as SYN mentioned, not moving = not using electricity, except for the AC (just open window instead if range is getting tight…).
Beats fueling anytime.
Last August there news at WSJ bout LG Chem is working on battery that rival Tesla range..they oso decline to reveal the name of thé car maker..So now we know what company..
The other company that will use LG is GM..
Good luck Proton!
Oh my god…I love it, please put it into production quickly lah proton..
if they can make iriz engine as smooth and powerful as the 1.5l myvi and as quiet as a nissan car and FC mileage as the axia it’ll be a success for proton
so far it’s still far from it…
myviu engine smooth and powerful??
Give me plastic bag..
Give me plastic bag.. i’m gonna vomit
I also want ….
I need a pail
give me an air bag …. i want to vomit too
Hahhahaa mari muntah secara berjemaah ramai2
lead me to sewage treatment plat.. me wanna vomit too.. with style~~~
Engine smooth and powerful as the 1.5l Myvi ? err , i think you’re confused . It’s not the engine that is smooth and powerful , it’s the myvi’s body that is super light .
One of an engineering feat in auto industry is to make the car body lighter. Not heavier like iriz.
And one of the most important feat of car industry is to have the most safety features as possible. Not excluded as most as they can, like you know who..
So you want to downgrade the engine from 1.6L to 1.5L in order to be powerful? And you expect a 1.6L car to behave like a 1.0L car? Hahaha, why don’t you ask for 0.5L car to be as fast like Bugatti Veyron instead?
Myvi 1.5L weight: 980kg
Iriz 1.6L weight: 1170kg
Myvi fuel Rated Economy: 7.8 L/100 km
Iriz fuel Rated Economy: 7.4 L/100 km
Do you think which better? I used Myvi and I think Myvi is “tin milo”, gear switching like stuck between the gear and that was not smooth.
i like iriz led lamp hehe
those values are based on NEDC cycle. what if Iriz had same weight like Myvi?
based on the lighter Myvi, its FC values is not remarkable. why people still claim Myvi has good FC?
are u making a damn joke..?? Myvi engine feel like a tanker engine.. heavy as shit.. pffftt..
Nice… now make it to at least 300km, i will be the fan of this EV version
Long live Tun Mahathir. With you at helm, Proton will have a bright future.
You must be 2nd to DRB chairman, keep taking TDrM balls.
Before TDM dont have power to control p1 destiny..now he has that power..
All electric range of 240km ? Count me in! i could be stuck worry-free in jam since petrol is no longer an issue woohoo . Now the Government must supply more electric car facilities such as car charger at every petrol station just in case:)
Drive safe everyone , may god protect you on the roads .
In fact if you observed, there are already quite a number of charging stations available in Klang Valley. You even can find them at Penang 2nd bridge. But the stations are not necessary provided solely by the govt. It can be from private entities as this can be a new business opportunities. :-)
that correct..there is business opportunity for that especially shopping complex.
there is one charging station in KLCC parking, in G-Tower parking etc. I also know one station in the big Petronas next to PLUS highway in Serdang. I heard cyberjaya buildings almost all have charging station. Hopefully, there will be more in the future.
We already have 100k mAh powerbank for smartphone. My take is the car has to start rolling first and the industry players will come up with a lot of juice in many ways (powerbank for EV, idealistically).
I didn’t hear ppl asking for more public charging facilities when we were about to introduce laptops and mobile phones those days. It evolved an still do.
gain back the quality of the car first. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. shame on you Proton.
Well mr Rosli let me ask you something ? have seen the VW triplets ie the VW up/Seat Mii and the Skoda Citigo they have the same or even lower interior quality than this Proton.
You see the Europeans don’t care about Interior Quality for Cheap cars like this as They really like those Dacia Logans and Seat Tolido fyi these cars have the worst quality even worst than Protons ,all they care about is a few things like =
1)Fuel Economy
2)design
3)safety features
The rest of it they couldn’t give a SHIT….
I still remember DSZA remarks when he launched Preve few years back that goes a lil bit like this:
“People (Malaysians) would prefer a car with Japanese reliability and Continental feelings at a Malaysian price.”
So damn funny.
Imagine a car to be used daily in klang valley without the need to go to petrol pump forever and ever… How you would like that….
dream on…..forever and ever
Soo much money going out for soo many research..u sure or not money is coming in to back up the current ambitious project..oh yeah..no worries coz government is there :D
Bestnyer xyah guna minyak da
I am all up for Proton going the EV route, but it would be a better choice producing hybrids first since the infra for EV charging stations are still lacking even in Klang Valley. If Proton really plan to roll out EV by end 2015, then need to make sure at least there are 30 – 40 new charging stations first.
they said 240km but in real life it will never exceeds 240km. In longer term the power decreasing and only can go around 180km per charge.
How do u know the figure..180 ??
240km is the theroretical/calculated/modelised/simulated range. With stop go traffic, air-conditionin and other electric consumerism switched on: included Electric power steering for the new Iriz – it will be great if it gets to 150km. That’s the capacity of a lithium-ion battery
lol…electric power steering use 12V lead battery. same oso for other electrical parts eg light, radio, cooling etc..those lithium-ion use to move the car…same like Nissan Leaf. now u know.
I hope thy will do with a range extender…a small engine to charge up the battries constantly, limitless range…makes alot more sence,n more practical
toyota overall had a best review for hybrid car. why work with lg. if proton work with toyota/honda it should increased a consumer confident. by other name increase sale.
LG is global powerhouse of EV battery…GM Chevy Volt and Spark source their battery from LG…VW oso planning to use LG battery..others Ford, Renault..there is rumour that Nissan oso in talk with LG to supply battery…
Those big names got engineer / specialist to monitor the peoject. Proton ada apa? Nak harap Azlan and the 3 suku engineers?
then u join la p1..jgn buat mulut busuk jer
This will be a long term cooperation between LG and Proton..and the other car maker..do u think LG gonna make bad out of this ..?
kau la buat ioma. kau macam terel je. MIT graduate kan with 4-flat every semester kan?
tapi, with that intelligent minus the attitude, u wont go anywhere.
Warh really… now you sound like ‘3 suku people’..always talking a bad things about proton. No matter what Proton did, u always give ur bad comments. How much ar ‘they’ paid you…pity you. Such a ‘Mulut longkang’!!
The more you guys hyped this car up, the more embarrassing it is if it turns out to be a failure in sales.
You do know that Paultan was the media partner during Proton Iriz launch? So, I guess now Proton start to listen to people since they ask Paultan instead of normal main stream media to cover their launch of Iriz.
Come on now, complain as much as possible. Don’t forget about the power window! We want it to last for eternity la Proton! :P
if u think paultan is bias y u still here? …many car site in boleh have same opinion as paultan.. do want to say all of them bias?
haven’t u heard about P1 lifetime warranty for power window? well, now u know!
If cost more than petrol… say goodbye… lu fikirlah sendiri Nabil.
i really hate stupid typical malaysian minded, as always everything is negative for any proton research and development.
you better hated Proton after sales service bro. hhhhh “Aku Suka Selalu Tipu Ramai Orang” (ASSTRO).
Funny… “Aku Selalu Tipu Ramai Orang” (ASTRO). hhhhh
I hope every petrol pump will provide at least one charging station for starting
Don’t forget that testing in Msia, need turn on A/C full blast, range will at least drop by 50km. Test in Korea no need A/C.
Haha.. Yeah.. testing in Korea no need A/C.. But they need heater during winter. And heater consumed more energy than A/C.. So, you guess, how much range will it drop in Korea.. :-)
Nissan Leaf uses small solar panel for A/C, radio and wiper. Battery is solely providing juice for engine. Leaf definitely will be a benchmark for Proton EVs
“Seems LG Electronics’ involvement in the future of the Proton Iriz isn’t just limited to the ADAS stereo camera and the NEXLIDE lights:
Actually the whole car were designed by LG, just like Savvy. It just the muka tak malu claimed they designed it.
moron detected.
1)FYI The next Mitsubishi Lancer will be based on a future Renault platform so who are you to say they never design the Iriz just because LG is involved in all its Electronic system does not mean that Proton did not make Iriz ,if LG made the Iriz they wont be quiet. They would let us know about it. They are KOREANS GOD DAMN’IT….
2)As for this Electric power plant well it looks promising as it will comply for NAP’S EVV incentives …so Perodua will not be the only one with an economical car….
3)Its not a good idea for all of us to question Tun Mahathir for he’s ambitious future plans as now he has the authority to make decisions for Proton however revolutionary it may seem. Yes I admit that last time He made a lot’s of promises that being just a company advisor he could never keep.. but now he has every authority to make things happen for Proton even if it means sacking anyone who don’t comply….In a way Tun M didn’t like Dato Syeid Zainal that much…as its because of him that we still have cars based directly from very useless car by Mitsubishi ie the Lancer. Yes the car had some amount of quality but when it comes to Safety/Economy and the mechanical side it still could not beat an even useless car the Toyota Altis let alone the Protons own Preve ….hum come to think of it if DSZ was still in power at Proton hah I don’t think there will be an Iriz let alone the Iriz Active what we will get is the Stupid,Gayish & Unsafe Mitsu Mirage ohh the horror..!!!!ewww
Keep Going Proton ….
Whatever it is there are more inspira on the road than both you preve&suprima combined.
yeke? macam tipu je ioma. tak baik tipu. berdosa.
If this EV launch, mean that Perodua no longer most save fuel national car anymore
so the 3 bil asked by old horse goes to LG?
Well he may be an old Horse but at least he’s doing something that will help improve a company like Proton, unlike you who is only a keyboard warrior..
FYI even BMW & Audi will request development grants from the German government.Because if the Germans are developing EV or Hybrid vehicle than they are entailed to seek Government funds don’t believe me huh google it and you will be amazed …
240km only?Nak pergi jauh kena beli power bank laa…hahahaha…
Good one. Need to have few power bank, just in case :)
bantuan kecemasan
Power bank will not do.. Go get one generator, 20 liters of petrol and keep in the boot. Home made mobile charging station. :-)
I dont mind switching to EVs as long there is no sacrifices to be made….
Alot of infrastructure has to be placed before such transition is made… Like wireless charging parking lots or at least charging stations in parking lots…and so forth
Electricity could be harness cheaply through nature if not for greedy power supplying companies and policymakers
And batteries could be recycled….
EVs are the future….. Until fuel cell becomes more feasible
Proton must benefit from tesla’s patents…
Proton IRIZ – Proton Design Process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDZFqQsnuOY&w=250
At 6.31. What do you guys think?
The next perdana or saga?
I think it’s the next Perdana. Given that the clay model that they’re working on in that video.. you can see towards the end, the hood of the model clearly match the previous Accord which the Perdana will be based on.
For Malaysia, i hope every charging station will have aircon + f&b for ppl to drink & read newspaper while waiting for car to recharge.
Please 100x proton..mass produce this car a.s.a.p
lepas abis batery, brapa boleh charge?? 6 jam ker 10 jam??
..eerrrrr..tun love spyshots?!?!
So what the big deal here? Trying to explain the Govt R&D budget being spend wisely in LG.
As quoted in last paragraph this article Proton has been working with several EV technology companies. How much was spend in these companies?
It not that Proton seal an exclusive rights of LG EV technology that other automaker cannot used. For you know Nissan EV car may just used LG EV technology instead.
For I know, there will be no end R&D improvement to EV technology be it by LG, Nissan or Detroit Electric.
Malaysians too addicted to Korean stuffs is it ?
So stupid, their technology going down the drain already yet Malaysian still support.
Good luck, soon Korean will claim Malaysia land as 2nd Korea.
This is actually something good. The Iriz is mainly a piece of junk thanks to the low powered noisy and loud twin terror combo of Campro+ Punch CVT.
Without these replacedthed by a new EV engine and transmission, it actually can become a car you wont hate to ride in.
But it must comes with 10 yrs all round warranty including the battery. Otherwise, no thanks.
It’s already 2016, end of it. Common proton.