It’s taken a while, but transport minister Wee Ka Siong has announced that his ministry, together with the Road Transport Department (JPJ), has officially introduced the road tax exemption for electric vehicles, as was outlined in Budget 2022 last year. This exemption, which applies to battery and fuel cell (hydrogen) EVs but not hybrid vehicles, will be valid from January 1 this year to December 31, 2025.
Applications for the exemption will open tomorrow, February 15. Buyers who have already paid the full road tax amount this year – either to register their new cars early or continue driving their older vehicles – will be able to return their road tax sticker to JPJ and receive a refund, after which they may apply for the exemption as per new EV buyers. Refer here for the road tax structure for EVs and how much you stand to save.
Persons with disabilities, whose road tax exemption was also mentioned in Budget 2022, will also be able to apply starting March 15. This rebate – which is also extended to parents, guardians and spouses – applies to all vehicles specially modified for disabled use, as well as any national and CKD locally-assembled car. Individuals must possess a valid disability card issued by the Social Welfare Department (JKM) to be eligible.
Wee said that members of the public can contact JPJ’s customer service for further details and information on the implementation of this incentive.
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A bit overdue but good it’s finally done. But the EV Road tax structure is still too high. Even the most basic EVs nowadays already has 100kW motor output which is RM243. There’s a steep climb after 80kW that is ridiculous compared to ICE cars. Rebase it so that 100kW is around the same as current popular 1.3L cars at around RM100 or so.
Just amazing how they always give the privileges’to org kaya yg mampu milik those EV’s right now. Then when the cheaper version for the rakyat comes in, road tax, electricity tariff,apa jadah semua tax kasi naik..
Without golongan kaya to be early adopters to further drive the prices down, are you expecting orang biasa to buy in numbers? They bite the bullets for you yet you still maki hamun. Buat maki, tak buat pun maki. Learn to let go. Yang tak mampu will always blame others except themselves. Bila kaya nanti, senyap je? EV aside, subsidised RON95 is still very affordable. To most of us, money still comes first before the environment.
When the time comes, we will get to enjoy affordable EVs. Bersabarlah.
Early EV adopters will pay a high price for early technology which is not as matured (poorer motors, poorer batteries, version 1.0 cars mistakes) and pay again in $$$ terms for high depreciation.
Adoption will however drive up infrastructure (charging network) development which will benefit late adopters. No adoption, no infra. No infra, no adoption.
It’s not always to ‘benefit orang kaya’.
Copy paste: “New EV is expensive. No assurance of at least same maintenance cost against fuel cars. Charging take long time. Less charging stations available.”
Copy paste: “Wait till all the rare earth elements use in EV depleted sooner than later.”
Only until 2025…. Not attractive…
Look like to trap you there! I remember Porsche Taycan road tax 5.9k to 7.5k per annum, are based on your EV battery size
Too late..already 14th february. I as oku already had to pay for my roadtax…furthermore jpj staff told me only valid for 1 car..so extend to spouse’s car. I doubt jpj staff know how to do it
It would be better to tax based on usage, weight and emissions instead of power output.
Thorbaik
What about the electric duty exemption?
Yay, rich guys getting all the benefits again woohoo
try driving an EV from KL to JB during raya holidays along PLUS and see how it goes.
stupid so called ‘incentive’..when rich dumb people make policies they always benefit the rich only..i believe cheapest EV car in MY cost around 150k..how the hell rakyat can afford EV with this bloody price..find way to reduce EV price la lembu!!
Copy paste: “this EV hypetrain will die sooner or later when the world realize that lithium is a limited resource, plus the carbon footprint from the EV vehicle production chain is no less than the ICE vehicle production and lifetime usage.”