EEVs make up 45.6% of vehicles on the road: MITI

The number of energy efficient vehicles (EEVs) can reach its target of 50% by the end of the year, said the second minister of international trade and industry Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan. The percentage of EEVs out of all vehicles on Malaysian roads today is 45.6%, translating to approximately 380,000 cars and 150,000 motorcycles, according to the Sun.

Ong noted that the number of EEVs in the country has been seeing increases averaging 4.1% every month, and that the percentage could grow to surpass 50%, he added.

“Last year, there were 42% (EEV) vehicles, which amounted to about 403,200 vehicles on the road in the country. Although we have the confidence to achieve the target of 50% this year, we remained unsatisfied. We hope all vehicles on the road in the country are EEVs, but we need to give time for Malaysians to adapt to it,” Ong said.

“We want every drop of petrol to be optimised to generate power for the vehicles, but it must also reduce harm to Mother Earth,” the minister said, adding that the ministry would like to see all new vehicles on the roads to be EEVs. The target is to have EEVs comprise 80% of all vehicles by 2022.

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