. Malaysian finance minister and prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that Prasarana Malaysia will acquire 150 electric buses and build three bus depots to support the20 stations linking Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya to Johan Setia in Klang. Costs for purchasing EV buses are double that of conventional buses, and that “if it were possible, we would want all bus fleets to be EV bus fleets,” he said., onwards to 100% EV buses by 2050.
The company aims to start with an EV bus fleet of 4% for 2024, and up to 100 units by 2026.Preferring to drive cars rather than desks, Hafriz Shah ditched his suit and tie to join the ranks of Malaysia’s motoring hacks. A car’s technical brilliance is completely lost on him, appreciating character-making quirks more. When not writing this ego trip of a bio, he’s usually off driving about aimlessly, preferably in a car with the right combination of three foot pedals and six gears.