During his welcoming speech at the launch of the new GWM Seremban 4S centre, transport minister Anthony Loke revealed some developments his ministry is working on in relation to the electric vehicle (EV) industry in Malaysia.
First up, road tax. At present, road tax for EVs in Malaysia is free from January 1, 2022 until the end of 2025, but starting from 2026, owners and prospective buyers will need to pay following a kilowatt-based system.
The final road tax amount for an EV is calculated based on the total power rating of the electric motor(s), with different power brackets determining the base rate and accompanying progressive rate (if applicable). To simplify, the more power from the electric motor(s), the more you’ll be paying – you can see a few examples here.
In his speech, Loke said his ministry is aware that the current calculation method can discourage potential EV buyers because of the high road tax cost that can result. As such, he has instructed the transport ministry to review the road tax structure for EVs so people would be more inclined to purchase EVs, even after the end of the road tax holiday.
No specifics were given, but Loke said it will be “very affordable and even cheaper than internal combustion engine cars.” For some context, a BYD Atto 3, which retails from RM149,800, will have a road tax of RM903 after 2025. Meanwhile, a similarly-sized HR-V in e:HEV RS guise with a 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated engine is priced at RM140,800, but the applicable road tax is 10 times less at just RM90.
In addition to the matter of road tax, Loke also said a new ‘EV’ number plate series will be issued in the coming months for EVs. This will be similar to number plate series issued in different states, whereby after the starting series of ‘EV1’ to ‘EV9999’ is completed, we will get ‘EVA’, ‘EVB’, ‘EVC’ and so on.
According to the transport minister, these plates will be “RFID-linked” and serve a safety purpose too, as in the event of an accident, emergency responders will know by spotting an ‘EV’ plate that they are dealing with a vehicle that has a high-voltage powertrain that requires specific protocols to deal with safely.
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Super weirdly the 9nly nation taxes the most energy efficient electric motor vehicle on the road, the higher power begets higher tax! ROTFL
This method is used in Singapore.. the roadtax for EV there is based on power output
Unlike Singapore, we don’t have a big policy push to adopt EVs. Basically we’re copying their homework but miss the forest for the trees. Spend so many years just to come up with a tax table for EVs. More reason govt. to incentivise EV adoption now given how much money is spent subsidising petrol and other fuels.
Maybe YB should clarify to the public what our road tax is paying for? I hope it’s not a sorry excuse to keep JPJ’s lights on. If it’s for revenue, plenty of other taxes (SST, GST etc.) that are more efficient. If it’s for road maintenance, maybe move towards tonnage based rates instead of power since so many SUVs and luxury vehicles are taxed similar to a Myvi. However, maintenance is an odd excuse since I’m very certain those are local council or highway concessionaire’s responsibility.
Looking at it this way, does begs the question of why and how our roadtax collection is spent. Tax is a negative meaning it should “penalize” excessive consumption, but here it seems EV’s are being penalized unfairly, especially in comparison with older technology such as internal combustion engines, or worse, diesel machines.
Is it true that there is a guideline minimum price for EV car here is RM100K and not allowed to sell much lower than that?
This is done to deliberately protect some endangered car species here?
Sir,u seem to have a point.
If Ahlokekor allows Rm40-50K EVs,a big chunk of sales from protong and Perodua,hangus.
Perhaps 40-50% of their sales will be affected.
Thats why,for time being,Evs memang just a rich man’s toy.
EV is rich man toy simple bcuz it is expensive everywhere, nt just in Msia. Deal with it.
Aik! Dulu kata xleh jual bawah 150k, lepas to ramai EV plak yang sudah mula dijual lagi murah skarang tukar cerita plak kata minimum RM 100k?
Perabis ni bila ada yg jual bwah 100k, mesti ko tukar cerita yg kata minimum xleh bawah RM 50k kan? kan? kan?
From MITI site:
MITI Approved Permit / Motor Vehicles
– Franchise AP
Senarai Semak AP Franchise
SENARAI SEMAK PERMOHONAN UNTUK DILANTIK SEBAGAI SYARIKAT AP FRANCAIS
….Syarat Kelayakan Menjadi Pemegang Lesen Import (AP) Francais
4. Kenderaan yang dibenarkan diimport:
(i) Kereta
Kereta Elektrik (EV)
a. Pengimportan kereta elektrik (EV) diberi kelonggaran sementara sehingga 31 Disember 2025:
• Tidak tertakluk kepada syarat had kapasiti enjin setara melebihi 1,800 cc; dan
• Namun demikian, harga jualan atas jalan hendaklah tidak kurang dari RM100,000.
(ii) Motosikal
Motosikal Elektrik (EV)
• Tidak tertakluk kepada syarat had kapasiti enjin setara melebihi 250 cc; dan
• Namun demikian, harga jualan atas jalan hendaklah tidak kurang dari RM12,000.
Read properly, this is only applicable for AP cars. For EV to CKD here there is no minimum limit.
the same could be said for ALL IMPORTED CARS.
regardless of EV or Petrol.
Just imagine if imported cars were sold at the same price as our neighbouring countries, such as indonesia, thailand, brunei. we would be spoilt for options for all cars below the 100K price range.
Proton and Perodua would be forced to improve their services, or risk being irrelevant. By the way, whats wrong with forcin P1 and P2 to improve their car and services? its a WIN WIN for everyone.
The problem is P1 and P2 is too weak to compete in a fair match with other car-makers. Eventho both are already more than 10 years old. So until today, both still require Budaya Tongkat. Typical Malaysian.
Appreciated happy with current road tax structure for ice car.
Benz C200 road tax only RM90 a year.
Yes, I strongly agree the 10,000th electric vehicle will be registered EVA1 after EV9999. Salute!
These EVs are heavier and damage roads more than standard cars, giving them cheaper road tax means even less money to repair and maintain our freeways
That is a stupid logic. Do you know many heavy cars have smaller CC?? All cars have rubber tyres and any well made road should withand any vehicles with rubber tyres. Stupid logic you have. Plus battery are getting lighter. So roadtax based on kwh does not represent weight. in future if lighter by few kg but same kwh, can reduce roadtax?? Roadtax are day light roberry to help OKU ministers make money for themselves. They don’t know how to make money from other country and bring back maney to run the country. Those need a lot of brain and genetics which our ministers clearly don’t have. Its hard work
That’s an easy fix. Just tax every vehicle by weight.
easy there cowboy. If cars are taxed by weight. Those heavy MPV with 7-8 kids will be taxed, confirm tomorrow all wearing red t-shirts and headbands and protest to Parliment.
then lets tax income based on weight too.
If you are fat, and your family and children are fat and heavy, lets tax more. This is your logic.
In Norway, EV roadtax are based on car weight. So?
One or the best minister
To be called a truly “One of the best menteri…firstly..do what the “Good Samaritan of Bintulu” did…he exposed the massive corruption at KLIA yesterday…”allegedly” corrupt officers targeting tourists.
Ahlokekor..u should go undercover see how your JPJ officers stop vans carrying Banglas.Dont believe..go and video it firsthand with your smartphone.
I take One. The best Transport Minister still Dr WKS
Best as in Fancy Plate Salesman No1
With the EV plates, can new EV car registration opt for other plates option or just EV, EVA, EVB… with the can’t choose other plates, it may discourage people …
will existing EV owners be able to switch to the new rfid EV plates?
“these plates will be “RFID-linked”
Good, please use standardize number plates too
ev bring in here also all expensive like shit……double or triple the price from their original country….end up only the rich can buy…or those who have deep pockets buy as a toy car …they can afford to lose without much impact….ordinary joe or rakyat can afford or can play this kind of toys with the sky high prices?….
Double or triple the price? Example?
actually EVs in Malaysia are pretty much the same prices vs everywhere else because there are no duties. Sometimes even cheaper.
EVs are a premium item anywhere you go in the world, it’s not just Malaysia. the weakening Ringgit makes it seem more expensive, that’s all.
I’m sorry to say this but don’t be a sour grape because it’s out of your price range. Mass market buyers globally will need to wait another 5-10 years for EVs to be truly accessible. Until then it will be a luxury item.
Just some examples, do the conversions yourself…
BMW iX Drive40 Sport – GBP 73K | AUD142K | RM407K
Ioniq 5 AWD – GBP 53K | AUD83K | RM270K
Volvo C40 AWD – GBP 48K | AUD84K | RM289K
sorry typo – C40 is GBP62K for AWD
The moral of the story is don’t be a broke ass Ah Beng
Another OKU Gov policy to make money from the people. Good gov and leaders like Dubai, Brunei, China etc makes money for their people. Our terbalik pulak. Well done to OKU ministers
Make sure EV plate is green color. Easier to identify so ICEcars won’t dare simply park at EV charging spots. Also OKU cars also should get different color plate so we can identify easier. Our ministers can also use the new OKU color plates since they are considered OKU in many ways
They have to amend and structure tax in favor of Tesla “terms”.
Lol! Gov won’t lose any money, as the price for electricity to power a car is super-high already… :D
Number plate King
What did you expect from fancy plate salesman No1 minister?
still waiting for plates starting with CIBA…
so I can bid for the number 1 plate.
You are free to bid these plates now:
CI 841
CIB 41
Tax the rich, help the poor.
Anwar gembira, rakyat sengsara.
Anwar di Sg Buloh, rakyat sorak kali sepuloh.
Rakyat bersorak kerana menyokong kami
How cheaper? Latest cars already coming with Hybrid, Turbo and cheaper CC’s. So, roadtax already cheaper and affordable. Why I want to buy EV cars with expensive price tag and road tax? To save planet? Just like need to fork out 30K plus for solar panel to save planet? Give us cheaper price, definitely rakyat will buy it. Say lot of bullshets saying saving planet and etc but most rakyat cannot afford. Useless inventions.
I think the biggest concern here is the insurance cost imo
Why the road they drive is made different is it, don’t make sense with this DAPur man trying to act smart.
The LiPAS guys can handle this better.
Why don’t they just follow Europe in number plates for ev and non ev? Makes more sense isn’t?
So only ev car can use this plate number? How do they make sure for that happen? Nnt tiba2 pasang dekat motor ex5
You ever see a “Proton” plate on an EX5?
After 5 years EV value gone la like this , battery price, road tax increase
Rotek should be based on CO² emission not engine capacity. Rotek should be a penalty on high CO² emitting vehicles not a source of revenue. JPJ can make money by selling registration numbers
what about existing EV cars? will they get new plates and if not, how will the RFID implementation be like for those existing cars?
Fancy number plates… is the solution to all our problems.
What did you expect from fancy plate salesman No1 minister?
Could be call BV, battery vehicle.
i think ev cars 50-60k here also hard to sell to normal joe….who dare to take the risk ……ev here all bullshit with the sky high prices.. only rich can buy as toy ..play play and dont mind losing few hundred thousands…cant feel a thing like a drop of water in an ocean…
Keep up the good work YB Loke!
Punishing the poor, rewarding the rich.
mari mari, JPJ hit sales target setiap tahun
Good move GWM
EVs are typically much heavier than similar vehicles with petrol or diesel engines, and therefore road wear is also more. So why charge less for anEV?
EVs are much more dangerous if in an accident fie to the danger of fire, and cannot be towed, they must be carried on a transporter
Fire per 100,000 vehicles:
Hybrid – 3,475 (3.5%)
Petrol – 1,530 (1.5%)
EV – 25 (0.03%)
next comment below will be – “but EV fires burn stronger!”. Yes that is true; but better construction is in place to help prevent these fires and education on extinguishing methods are already in place such as use of AVD and also methodologies such as this: https://www.ctif.org/news/new-revolutionary-method-extinguishes-lithium-ion-ev-fires-ten-minutes-minimal-water
Should have a better idea than just selling plate numbers, right?
Really don’t understand the Gomen.
On one hand they wanna raise the tax and reduce subsidies for the rich.
Here pulak wanna lower roadtax for the rich.
Don’t pretend that someone who is genuinely a B40 or M40 would buy a full EV.
If they do, they should raise an investigation for tax evasion.
Also considering the weight and torque of these cars produce, they definitely would do more damages to the road which is why they should pay even higher road taxes.
Tak logik.