EV Policy Going Round In Circles

Amin Ashaari, CEO and Co-Founder, SoyaCincau.com

31-Dec-24 07:45

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The market share for electric vehicles in Malaysia remains miniscule, at just 1.6% of registered vehicles as of April 2024 despite the government having a goal of 15%. We ask Amin Ashaari, CEO and Co-Founder of SoyaCincau.com as to what policy tweaks are needed to achieve that goal and can Malaysia become the regional hub for EV manufacturing.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: technology, government, environment, Cars/Motoring

Tags: ev, electric vehicles, malaysia, policies, net zero emissions,

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