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Malaysia Records Rapid EV Adoption Despite Uncertainty
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Malaysia registered 44,813 electric vehicles in 2025, more than 100% year-on-year growth from 21,789 in 2024, according to the Road Transport Department (JPJ), with 8,123 registrations in December 2025 alone. However, the tax holiday for fully imported EVs expired on 31 December 2025 and post-holiday duties remain undefined, while charging infrastructure lags—5,360 charge points versus a 10,000 target—raising policy and deployment concerns.
Key Points
- 1JPJ reports 44,813 EV registrations in 2025, over 100% year-on-year growth.
- 2Highlights tax-holiday expiry creates uncertainty for pricing, investment, and localization planning.
- 3Recommends right-to-charge laws and EV-ready building standards to enable home charging and operator investments.
Scoring Rationale
Moderate national relevance with official data supports the story, limited by low relevance to core AI/ML topics.
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