The government will focus on providing direct current (DC) electric vehicle charging bays to resolve range anxiety concerns of electric vehicle (EV) users making long journeys. Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) and Malaysia Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) are examining and refining the feasibility of increasing DC charger targets.
He said the proposal to reevaluate the target of 10,000 EV chargers was raised during the first meeting of the National EV Steering Committee (NEVSC) for this year. “The results of the study will be presented in the NEVSC meeting in the second quarter of 2024,“ he said when winding up the debate on the Motion of Thanks for the Royal Address on behalf of MITI in the Dewan Rakyat today