More time is needed to refine the draft for the electric vehicle road tax structure due to a number of elements in the draft which still need refining, transport minister Anthony Loke has said.
There are several aspects in the draft structure which he is still not satisfied with, however this will not affect current electric vehicle users because the road tax exemption for EVs will still be in place, and there will be no effect on EV users this year, he said, Malaysia Gazette reported.
The exemption took effect from January 1, 2022, and will be in place until December 31, 2025 for fully imported (CBU) vehicles, and until December 31, 2027 for locally assembled (CKD) EVs.
In May this year, the Malaysian government announced that it is working on a new EV road tax structure, which was to be revealed by the end of this year. Now, the completed draft will first be presented to the national EV task force committee, however Loke wants to further improve the draft structure to bring the best rates for EV buyers, he said.
Previously, the transport minister had said that the government wants to ensure that the new EV road tax charges will be competitive, and not burdensome to encourage more people to make the switch to EVs.
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What? EV should pay more road tax due the weight which are heavier, contributing the acceleration of the road wear.
And you should pay according to your weight before you board an airplane. Fair?
Fair enough. Airlines probably just assumed average max weight every passenger, and the fuel cost if most of them boarded at the same time in a same flight. That’s the ticket price.
EV already have a special kind of tyre made for them to accommodate the extra weight, it’s only reasonable to tax them higher for their extra weight.
I wish lhdn will do the same for personal income tax too then everyone will keep to a healthy lifestyle and less stress on public healthcare
Road wear? Like that go by mileage lah…
Every year go puspakom do a mileage reading and pay road tax.
By that logic, lorry and busses should have even higher tax.
Basically this Gomen is only for the rich.
All Vehicle, petrol/diesel/battery/hybrid should get fair road tax.
based on true performance road tax:
13s tax RM 62.50
Apesal plate AML 147 roadtax Free. Sape Tau
Just charge based on the value of the vehicle.
It’s just a matter of time before people start meddling with the drivetrain for more power or range. The outdated method for ICE based on engine capacity is already a good example.
Nobody force you to commit the date, BUT once you committed, MUST deliver ! Walk the Talk !
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There goes my Smart Brabus
worry new ev road tax will drive customer away?
BEV road tax shall be formulated according to vehicle efficiency ie. Torque output over vehicle’s kerb Weight ?
Agreed! Supports higher road tax on heavier car with low torque.
can they bring out a basic formula for this?
and townhall it first?
Since the roadtax is for road maintenance just use car weight.
LKM is not for road maintenance.
Correct! It’s to buy underwear for ministers and feed the bloated public service
malaysians are simply paying way toooo much for road tax (sin tax?) for car above 2500cc, especially in view of the horrid conditions of our non-toll road, and now the malaysian govt is doing it again, however this time it is not capacity but horse power – just imagine a cheap MG4 Xpower will have a road tax of rm5000+ a year, this is just dumb and a very lazy way to solve a non-existing problem, many ppl are putting off buying ev because of this hare-brain road tax issue.
unlike ICE, big power ev is relatively easy to make by just scaling up the motor or add another one, and it’s now one of the USP that drives ev adoption but the malaysia govt is taking that away by punishing high power cars, dumb.
C’mon, road tax we pay. But look at the potholes, dimly lit roads, no clear markings, etc. Wonder where all the road tax goes. There’s more and more cars on the road nowadays. EV cars are heavier and expensive, hence pay more road tax la. Those who can afford EV, sure can afford the road tax.
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Show the public the draft, let the public comment. Take public comment into account before official announcement.
Why so complicated? Just charge RM1k per EV per year. No need to look at power. All use same road same space.
I suggest we use 1 kW = rm1 per year road tax.
1000kw = rm1000
1000 kw electric car is as powerful as F1 car, lol