Proton is boosting the eMas 7 EV SUV’s production by an additional 3,000 units to cope with high demand, Bernama reports. Deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah said the carmaker previously targeted 3,000 bookings within six months, but that figure was surpassed in under a month.
“Demand is rising, reflecting the public’s acceptance of EV cars. I am confident that in the next three or four years, people will scramble to use EVs and move further away from buying petrol or diesel vehicles,” he told a press conference at the launch of JM Otomobil (EV)’s Wakaf Siku, Kota Bharu Proton EV showroom yesterday.
“The (eMas 7’s) price is not much different than that of the Proton X50 or X70. What is important is the country’s move towards zero carbon mobility,” Roslan said, adding that the EV targets those interested in the latest technology.
Fully imported (CBU) from China for now, Proton’s first production EV is currently being offered with a RM4,000 introductory rebate and a special launch package worth RM8,000 for the first 6,000 customers (extended from the original 3,000 at launch).
The launch package consists of a free 7 kW home charger, a free vehicle-to-load (V2L) adaptor, as low as 1.98% interest from Proton Commerce, a five-year unlimited data package and a RM1,200 trade-in rebate.
The RM4,000 rebate means you pay RM105,800 for the Prime and RM119,800 for the Premium. Both have a front-mounted 218 PS/320 Nm electric motor (0-100 km/h in 6.9 seconds), but the Prime has a 49.52 kWh battery and a 345 km WLTP range; the Premium 60.22 kWh and 410 km.
Warranties are six years/unlimited mileage for the vehicle and eight years/160,000 km for the EV components and battery, and if the battery’s state of health dips below 70% within those eight years, Proton will replace the whole battery for free.
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Title of article should be “Geely allocated an extra of 3K units of Galaxy E5 for Proton”.
“Engine bay” looks messy. Not buying one.