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In addition, our car sharing model also supports drivers who wish to own an EV, as they can generate income to offset ownership costs by listing their EV on our TREVO people-to-people car sharing marketplace,” said Foong. In Malaysia, the low EV penetration rate – where EVs comprise less than 0.05% of the estimated 14.5 million registered private cars in the country, offers wide room for growth in adoption, if the car sharing model is able to help educate consumers on the ease of EV use. We are pleased to once again work with TNB to introduce users to a seamless EV driving experience. For us, this means using our platform and resources to enable more drivers to experience the benefits of driving an EV, thus helping them transition from conventional fossil-fuel powered cars,” said Leon Foong, CEO of SOCAR Mobility Malaysia. From talking to Malaysian drivers, we know it is crucial to enable EV use without owning one and to plug the gaps in the current EV charging infrastructure to overcome range anxiety among potential EV adopters. “As a future-centric tech-powered flex mobility provider, we are committed to driving the adoption of sustainable mobility. In turn, this effort to enable positive EV driving experiences is targeted at creating new advocates who will continue the momentum to accelerate EV adoption. SOCAR’s comprehensive database of car sharing usage will form the foundation for selecting EV models for the rollout and the locations of new EV zones, based on driving preferences and vehicle usage styles among Malaysians.
This includes rolling out up to 50 EV zones by the end of 2022.īy offering EVs on its car sharing platform, SOCAR aims to introduce the EV lifestyle to the masses by making EVs more accessible, addressing the oft-cited barrier of cost holding back drivers who have considered switching to EVs. The demand data shared would determine the location, number and type of chargers for installation, including direct current (DC) fast chargers. SOCAR, with its fleet expertise and rich data resources, aims to expand its fleet by up to hundreds of EVs in the next two to three years. The MoU outlines TNB’s plans to leverage on SOCAR’s data on vehicle usage and travel behaviour to identify strategic locations along key travel routes for the installation of charging infrastructure. Efforts to encourage EV adoption are in line with national and global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation, estimated to contribute around 21% of Malaysia’s 2016 CO 2 emissions. KUALA LUMPUR, October 7 – SOCAR Mobility Malaysia (SOCAR) and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to leverage on shared demand data on electric vehicle (EV) usage in Malaysia as part of their joint efforts to speed up the adoption of EVs.
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