Melaka will receive a RM1 billion investment from Fieldman EV for the development of the first electric vehicle assembly plant in Malaysia, Bernama has reported.
The future assembly plant will be constructed on a 200-hectare plot of land within the Elkay Lipat Kajang Industrial Area in Jasin, Melaka, said chief minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali. Fieldman EV has also obtained exclusive rights for the distribution of vehicles from Changan in right-hand-drive markets including Malaysia as well as the Southeast Asian regional market, the chief minister added.
“Fieldman intends to launch EVs and is interested [in building] an assembly plant in Melaka, together with local companies by utilising Changan technology. The state government welcomes this cooperation which will provide long-term benefits by further strengthening the development of the automotive industry in Melaka,” Sulaiman said.
The vehicle shown at a handover ceremony between Fieldman EV and the Melaka state development corporation is an Eado EV460, a fully electric sedan with a battery range of up to 550 km at a constant cruise, or 460 km in mixed conditions, according to the Fieldman Group.
The assembly plant would provide 5,000 new jobs as well as create a downstream industry among the local automotive industry, and also enable the transfer of electric vehicle technology that will further boost Melaka’s economy, he added.
Fieldman EV was set up in 2018 to source for renewable energy resources that can be brought into Malaysia, according to Bernama. Fieldman EV is a subsidiary of Fieldman Sdn Bhd, which was established in 2010 and is involved in palm oil, plastic manufacturing and commodity trading industries.
According to the Fieldman Group website, Fieldman EV signed an agreement with Changan Automobile for the export of vehicles in 2018. Fieldman EV brought “a few new models” to Malaysia for an e-hailing company.
That year, Big Blue Taxi Facilities announced that it planned to deploy 20,000 electric taxis in Kuala Lumpur by 2020, and these vehicles were to be developed by Fieldman EV. These were to be adapted to Malaysian road and weather conditions, and powered by a 80 hp motor with a range of 400 km.
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Sounds like a scam, new Melaka gomen be extra careful about this.
Kalau tumbuk padi, memang ada keluar sekam.
scam? haha. sounds like i can make more profit from this.
Something fishy abt this. First of all why does Utem, UKM? And Melaka Invest logo dominated the car?
Those close with industry in Melaka knows how Melaka Invest works.
Apart from Geely,the above might be a publicity stunt,until you see tons of USD pouring in .2018 big talk…Blue Taxi boss ,,now in bad health facing corruption charge,right?
Walk the talk…dont just promise the moon when you dont have the rockets.
12 years ago perodua showcased several modified fully electric kancil/kenari/kelisa cars. iirc the r&d for it cost more than AUD$1 million. what a waste.
https://paultan.org/2009/03/27/detroit-electric-to-sign-rm-12-billion-agreement-with-proton-for-electric-car-development/
Almost 13 years ago, Proton had a deal with Detroit Electric, but no electric cars reached their showrooms.
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Ali Baba partnership in the making. Won’t be surprised if the brand is recognised as National EV sooner than later, by looking at “WHO KNOW WHO” on the photo. It is not about engineering par excellence. Politicians killed MAS, Perwaja, original Proton, and you name it.
We’re just not ready yet. This is very big change. Beside, there’s no place for charging it.