Govt has streamlined EV charger installation approval process; to focus on more DC chargers now – Zafrul

Govt has streamlined EV charger installation approval process; to focus on more DC chargers now – Zafrul

The Malaysian government’s streamlining of the installation approval process for electric vehicle chargers has aided the growth of the vehicle charging network, which has grown by 12.5% as of June 25, reported Bernama.

The government has heightened its target for DC fast chargers to 1,500 points this year, said the minister of investment, trade and industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. This is up from the original target of 1,000 DC fast chargers as laid out in the Low Carbon Mobility Action Plan 2021-2030, which, at the time, aimed to roll out 9,000 AC chargers and the aforementioned 1,000 DC chargers.

Thus, the government is keeping to its target of having 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations up and running nationwide by 2025. As of June 25, 2,585 EV chargers have been installed nationwide, excluding the federal territory of Labuan, according to the ministry.

Govt has streamlined EV charger installation approval process; to focus on more DC chargers now – Zafrul

While approvals previously involved several agencies and ministries including the Energy Commission, local authorities as well as the fire and rescue department, the growth in the number of EV chargers in the country has been driven by the government’s efforts to reduce bureaucratic hurdles in the process for installing EV chargers, the minister said.

“The increase over the past two to three months has been significant. Initially, there were approval challenges, but meetings chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof successfully streamlined the process. We now have a one-stop centre to speed things up,” Zafrul said.

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Comments

  • I. Believe we can only charge using DC chargers up To 80%. Reducing range even. Further.

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    • Your believe is invalid. It all depends on the battery’s chemistry

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    • Mike Tee on Jul 16, 2024 at 10:21 am

      You may be confused. Charge curve for DC charging slows down after certain SoC but even more so after 80-90%. You can charge up to 100% on any charger, AC or DC

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  • PlainBS on Jul 16, 2024 at 12:51 am

    Yes bcoz this gomen is all about helping only the rich.

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  • KJ Lim on Jul 16, 2024 at 7:55 am

    Wrong strategy for adoption push.

    In the adoption journey, AC or the home based, condo based chargers are 10x more important. If you can’t even charge your car with the optimal cost, forget about getting an EV. DC chargers will only be important for those who travel across cities. Do you think people do more in cities or more across cities?

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  • I am BYD atto owner. Lack of reliable charger prevents me from using EV to travel out of town. AC chargers are quite useless for long distance travel. Installing more DC EV chargers is the right approach. The other issue needed to be addressed is charging apps. We need a single standardised charging app and payment system to remove hesitancy of EV adoption.

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