Perodua says that its eMO-II Concept, star of the ongoing Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) 2024, has all of the essence of the company’s first EV, which is due in the final quarter of 2025. The production car will have a variance of just a few percent – of course, the concept has been jazzed up for motor show purposes.
Photoshop whiz Theophilus Chin has done what he does best here, with his take on the production eMO-II. Named ‘Perodua Ace’ after some rumours, these renderings strip out the overly fancy bits from the KLIMS showcar, such as the camera wing mirrors and mega 19-inch aero wheels, replaced by regular items.
Also deleted by Theo are the concept car’s geometric decorative pattern that’s found on the front, rear, side skirts and roof. The empty face is then filled with slim LED headlamps (showcar only has a full-width light bar), a pattern on the nose (a bit like the Corolla Cross facelift perhaps, but without holes of course) and a regular-looking front chin/intake with some intake holes. Solid logo instead of an illuminated one, too.
One of the concept’s most prominent lines is the ‘fin’ on the rear doors that somewhat emphasises the shapely wheel arches. That fin has a vent, which Theo has removed here. At the back, Theo has given the eMO-II realistic tail lamps while maintaining a horizontal light bar (embedded in the showcar’s glass), plus Perodua script in place of the usual logo. Both the light bar and script logo are current trends – will P2 adopt them?
All else has been maintained, which means that this ‘production eMO’ still looks interesting without being outlandish. Good attempt, we think. Have you seen the actual showcar? If not, you have three more days including today to visit KLIMS 2024 at MITEC.
Mind you, this thing isn’t done for fun. A publicly announced deadline by the government has forced P2 to come up with an EV from scratch. That’s because unlike Proton, P2’s foreign partner Daihatsu does not have a suitable donor car, and the R&D team in Rawang have been on an EV crash course. The process is still ongoing, but as we can see in this ‘Episode 2’, much progress has been made.
Expect an LFP battery from CATL, one of the world’s top EV battery makers, around 400 km of range and a price tag between RM50k to RM90k. Perodua believes that its EV will be the cheapest in the market, even after the current RM100k minimum price for CBU imported EVs is lifted.
Getting the bulk of Malaysians to switch from ICE to EV won’t be easy, and the most commonly cited negative point is the perceived lack of charging points. Of late, many have also caught on to the fact that EV resale values are rather poor – depreciation is definitely much steeper than what we’re used to with ICE cars. Perodua is aware of these concerns.
“We will make further announcements regarding the charging system as we plan to have an EV charging station every 40 to 50 km, whether it is a fixed permanent charger or a mobile charger, which is still under study. We are also looking at the resale value, as I mentioned before, we would like to maintain its second-hand value,” Perodua president and CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said at KLIMS. Full story here.
Based on what you’ve seen and heard so far, what do you think?
GALLERY: Perodua eMO-II Concept at KLIMS 2024
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Yeah, it will be RM89,888.
Will this be sold under
Daihatsu Indonesia? Like Myvi
Or “exclusivity” by PHBN gomen?
Stupid gomen gone the wrong way again. Chinese manufacturers switching the race to hybrid again to avoid tariffs and after the Chinese consumer learnt poor practicality of EV in last winter
https://paultan.org/2024/12/09/chinese-automakers-switching-to-hybrids-in-europe-to-counter-ev-tariffs-exports-triple-in-q3-from-q1/
frankly, most people are still skeptical to go full-EV. We rather have hybrids for the best fuel consumption, as petrol pumps are EVERYWHERE. Perhaps P2 should release the same engine found in the Ativa Hybrid, instead of trying to push a full EV to Malaysians.
PHBN gomen said
P1,P2 to sell EV by 2025
So P2 Nexis Hybrid delayed
Im not here to comment bad about Proton but just a small positive thoughts about Perodua. Even though P1 is our first National Car; P2 is doing all the positive things here. Now both win win Situation with High Tech Partners. But i think P2 is eventually doing well with affordability with Customers and better resale value. End Card just point of view.
That’s because P2 selling
Toyota group models
Unlike this lmao EV
ROJAK sendiri
perodua is also a rebadge exercise lol but because it’s a japan rebadge then i guess for malaysians they close one eye lah
How efficient is emo2
BMS battery management system?
1kW usage can travel how far?
How many metric tonnes will it weighs?
I wont be supprise if it eventually end up looking like the Neta due to its low pricing.
Is Neta cheap?
Hmm look more like a cross over than a Hatchback… but i think cross over also look nice.
Rumor says there utilized a modified C-HR chassis body for this.
Erk, Q4 2025. why too long. now Q4 2024. Proton already to launch..
if its P2, for sure they get the right items. beware of Chinese substandard kits from Alibaba and again if Bufori involved its toast. cut and paste garage shop ?????
Before they sembang about EV, they should just install a USB charging port near the rear view mirror on their current cars for dashcam like what the Proton is doing. It save the owner from having to pay accessories shop for installation.
Unless the range is at least 700+ km then it’s impractical to get EV. Imagine you go on a long trip, say up north…and you have charge (probably at least few hours) in between. Whereas, the ICE/ Hybrid had reached their destination and enjoying the trip w/o range anxiety, and mkn mkn the best local food. Whereas, the poor chap EV is anxiety looking for charger!
ello, update la, ppl moving EV to hybrid, u still insist in EV with high price, it’s a national junk man, not quality products
Same people who complain about govt pushing for EV adoption now will complain in future if we fall behind in EV adoption.
“It was so obvious, I saw it from a mile away and our govt dilly dallied and look at us now compared to our neighbours”