Proton has revealed on its social media that the eMas 7 – the company’s first electric vehicle – will be officially launched on December 16. That’s less than a week away before the EV SUV finally makes its debut after a prolonged teaser phase.
By the way, the eMas 7 is present at the ongoing Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS) 2024 wearing a fresh ‘Nadi’ wrap, so you can head to MITEC in KL if you want a close up look – the show’s last day is tomorrow, December 11.
Order books for the eMas 7 has been open since its interior reveal at ACE 2024 in October. We’ve since got to drive the SUV at Proton’s semi high-speed test track in Shah Alam, and have shared with you our first impressions of the Geely Galaxy E5 twin, which compares favourably against the BYD Atto 3, Malaysia’s best-selling EV – review here.
There are two variants of the eMas 7 – base Prime and top Premium. The Prime uses a 49.52 kWh version of Geely’s Aegis short blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery for a WLTP-rated range of 345 km (thumbs up to Proton for advertising the more realistic cycle instead of NEDC, which is 410 km, or the optimistic CLTC). The Premium’s 60.22 kWh pack delivers 410 km range (470 km NEDC).
Both support AC charging at a max rate of 11 kW, with the Prime needing 4.9 hours to get from 30-80% state of charge (SoC), and 6.1 hours for the Premium. The range-topper can suck in DC power of up to 100 kW (Prime 80 kW), and both can get from 30-80% SoC in 20 minutes. Proton says that you can gain 135 km of range from just 10 minutes of charging. V2L charging is available.
Speaking of charging, the eMas 7 will have live charging map integration in its infotainment system, featuring 1,461 chargers from Malaysia’s top CPOs – 85% of all chargers in Malaysia are in the map, and you’ll get real-time info such as gun availability and pricing. This is the good work of Pro-Net, which introduced this localised feature in the smart #1.
Proton has announced a ballpark estimated price of RM120,000 for its C-segment EV, and for that, you’re getting a lot of tech/kit (16-speaker 1,000W audio, ventilated memory front seats, HUD) and car for the money, even when compared to ICE SUVs like the Honda HR-V and Toyota Corolla Cross.
Check out the eMas 7 spec sheet below as well as our video walk-around and galleries of both variants. This is all we’re allowed to show for now – exterior images without camouflage are embargoed till the official launch, where the final price will be announced.
GALLERY: Proton eMas 7 ‘Nadi’ at KLIMS 2024
GALLERY: Proton eMas 7 Premium interior, outdoor
GALLERY: Proton eMas 7 Premium interior, studio
GALLERY: Proton eMas 7 Prime interior, studio
GALLERY: Proton eMas 7 at ACE 2024
GALLERY: Proton eMas 7 colour options
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Thailand already on road ,we still waiting here and there at the end price higher than Thailand we call Proton National car …..
At least faster
launch than P2
At the rate the Roslan dude so late in launching this EV,with all the stupid annoying cartoon wraps,most of the bookings have migrated to other Evs and hybrids.
However,there will still be bookings from ardent hardcore Protong fanboys.
At the rate,the Chinese cars flood our auto market,matter of time P1 will be staring at less than 120 000 unit sales 2025.
Perodua might not reach 300,000 unit sales next year.
Anything above RM111K is unacceptable! in Thailand not even close to “National” car status, still cheaper.
As like you all were born yesterday. They have been like that all these years. Take away the taxes, their national ripoff car Inspira also sold more expensive than the original Lancer in Malaysia.
scammer detected. prime example not all comment can be trusted. for more info:
https://paultan.org/2010/11/10/proton-inspira-launch/
https://paultan.org/2007/08/08/mitsubishi-lancer-20-gt-in-malaysia/
How much the CBU was taxed? Don’t be an idiot.
Fulamak… lousy product still can angkat bola PROTON by Paultan journalist.
(thumbs up to Proton for advertising the more realistic cycle instead of NEDC, which is 410 km, or the optimistic CLTC).
Hmm at least this interior is not as black as other manufacturers so you have my approval Proton
Disliked rear end!!
dah kene game and still snoozing on
Like S70 before, launch the car but no delivery till much later .
Bosan la
I thinks its unfortunate, i feel hype already down low and our neighbor got better spec and supposedly ‘cheaper’ price. Marketing cycle a little bit off and a miss to garner maximum hype. But we will see during launch how hot it is, maybe they can surprise us.
Yawn…zzz
with the price tag above 100k, this one is just not worthy.
might just go buy the pre-owned byd with such price