In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has begun using electric vehicles and scooters. Four units of the Renault Twizy have been acquired on a one-year trial basis. Two will be used by the City Hall Safety and Enforcement Department, while the other two for the Landscape Department, according to a report by The Malaysian Insider.
Already patrolling the streets of KL since last week, City Hall Safety Enforcement Department director, Mohd Sauffi Muhamad said, “we are currently testing out the vehicles at Masjid India and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. The feedback thus far has been positive in terms of cost savings, because there is no need for fuel and the their manoeuvrability during peak hours is good.”
Aside from reducing carbon footprints, City Hall is looking at reducing expenses, according to Sauffi. “We are renting the vehicles at RM1,950 a month each. The cost of a vehicle is about RM80,000. After a year, we will review their effectiveness and decide if we want to buy or continue to rent them,” he said.
Additionally, five Vigour Off-Road Series “electric chariots” have also been acquired and posted to patrol the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka. Officers patrolling the area are tasked to ensure traffic flow is smooth, cleanliness within the area, as well as to engage and provide assistance to tourists.
On that note, Sauffi also stated that some 32 officers will be patrolling the bicycle lane from Mid Valley to Dataran Merdeka. “We want to increase our presence and the security of users. Officers will be patrolling the lanes in two shifts from 8am to 5pm and from 3pm to midnight,” he said.
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How much is the total cost?
Read the article.
They should sort out corruption first. All their officers are so corrupted and asking for money. they go and harrass the gerai owners all for money. DBKL stinks to glory of corruption. Pls sort out your corruption please, then only talk about going green.
Anyway, why so lazy cannot use bicycle like the London polis and town council? Just cycle. That is going green. Rent RM2k per month for a toy. Few hundred toys, bill sure come to few million per month.
Oh, dig deeper and you will see, the contract to rent these toys are with a company that belongs to the kakak kepada abang ipar kepada mertua Mayor of KL. This is how cronyism work.
Come on Pheisal, don’t con people la
This is how the lazy nasi lemak make money using our tax money
It is important to issue your saman at the quickest, cheapest way.
KL Mayor is Amin Nordin FYI
DBKL, got so many money ma? Try to fix the pothole, upgrade the pedestrian walkway, take away those rusted car at your parking lot (there’s one unmovable temerloh bas in Pekeliling for years.) Aiyooo malaysian mentality. Penny wise, pound foolish.
You England is very the good one
pothole don’t know how to fix but got money to spend on stupid vehicles. Makan suap sahaja tahu!
DBKL & police in KL should use bikes more like the NYPD. Much much cheaper and can also beat the traffic. But then again they are not as fit as NYPD officers.
What !!! kancil better than this la so expensive, wasting people money.
So, based on the article, DBKL is testing the vehicle’s practicality for 12 months. Should include bicycles too if the range isn’t that far.
Cost is 1 thing. Criminal would be happy if they could play catch up. Also anytime battery ‘kaput’ under hot weather.
Total waste of money
Not in their scope of job to catch criminal la.
battery powered bicycle is a much cheaper alternative, why so stupid spent on this unless u actually ‘gain’ from it heh heh..
DBKL memang perangainya suka perabih duit…ronda taman guna kuda BERPULUH RIBU RINGGIT SEKOR, Tu blm kos jaga kuda. lebih elok beli basikal mountain bike utk jaga taman, mantenance almost zero..rapir bila perlu.
Satu lagi apasal DBKL beli motosikal berkuasa tinggi..250 cc, 600 cc ke atas. nak kejo sape.. setakat guna nak pergi jaga trafik lght, saman orang salah parking…kapcai pun dah cukup…BANYAK TIRIS DBKL NI.
memang betul. DBKL buat apa nak motosikal berkuasa tinggi? Guna duit pandai, kerja, haiz
I have seen DBKL uses bicycle for duty work. Remember seeing them working in a group of four to six at Masjid Jamek in the afternoon during a weekday.
They know how to spend on toys but don’t know how to take care of them. How much donation the boss get to approve the toys?? Just like those kuda, where are they now? Simpan d rumah ka??
Tarak takut orang kasi Curi kah?
Bak kata pepatah, Kegigihanya ibarat Hangat hangat tahi lembu
Remind me of Mall Cop.
How soon before our cukai pintu is increased again to foot their wastage on these unnecessary things? electric bike is a cheaper option, alternatively hire uber and grabcar to do your patrolling la, should be leser than 1.95k per month…
-BigBalls-
good move DBKL!
How many people commented in this thread know about carbon footprint? Between, I support the idea but not the DBKL
To reduce carbon footprint use roller blade, skateboard and bicycle instead.
to much watched “Paul blart: mall cop”!! sighhh…
Too**
Simple calc.. car loan RM80k for 9 years only cost RM900+ monthly. Why DBKL pay almost RM2k monthly for this toy?
Sigh..another wasting money idea!!..electric bike will be a suitable solution if wanna go green…if just wanna move faster than walk, get a roller blade will do…more youthful…