Hahaha

I’m also the same as RM200-250 per month for 1 car, but I decided to transition to EV and convinced my wife for it
Reason being, it does help reduces the petrol cost per month as well as service cost.

Plus, I’m looking for medium size suv since my current one just compact suv and bootspace really small. So why not just go for EV since B/C-segment Petrol SUV are relatively expensive and not include service cost lagi.

HRV, X70, X50, Madza CX-3, Corolla Cross

Lets do a simple comparison for ICE vs EV.

Say normal sedan car.
1 full tank RM 100 get 400km. (RM 0.25/km)
Fill up 4 times per month means 1600km ( average 50km per day.) make sense?

For EV, taking BYD Atto 3 as reference.....
345km range, 50kWh battery.
taking each RM 0.56 /kWH= that is RM 28
That will be 0.08 RM/km?
which is RM 130 per month for 1600km reference.

this will be RM 270 per month or around RM 3000/year.

In absolute term, it is not a lot, but still substantial right

Take C-segment SUV corolla cross 6.8 L/100km
1600km comsumes ard 110 liters
Current ron95 2.05 = RM225

Electricity cost will be increased hahaha

6.8L/100km i believe it's on highway, but for normal road and traffic jam, hence i think average fuel consumption should be around 9 L/100km.

Cross is hybrid? That’s why so economical?
6.8 not real drive data right ?

elec cost needs to add taxes.... 0.65 is the better number, i'd just use 0.7

FC for Cross hybrid is 4.57 L/100km, ideal case, should factor in extra 20% for city road for more realistic

BTW, today Perodua reveals its inaugural EV... MyVI conversion price not more than RM100k, and no less than RM50k ... Will see

Yes, that is why government is pushing for solar panels installment even for household to leverage down the electricity bill, unless you live in condo/flat will be a bit trouble.

Need to consider, if your current car already no more loan you are loan free and the most spend on maintenance.

You need to calculate also the loan repayment, maintenance fee (tires, services) for new ride + the expected electricity/petrol bill. If the car loan is high and you dont travel a lot is not worth to pick up any also.

Solar panel only can generate 10kWp for big bungalow, for average terrace house only 5kWp. Say, average most efficient sun ray for 4 hours, it only can cover 50% car battery capacity (assume 50kW) ... not to mention house electricity

And make sure your house surrounding without high rise building in future.

Good to know. May I ask which SUV EV have you bought? The Chinese SUVs are looking real good inside out at the moment. As I've commented before, the Chery Omoda E5 looks like a RM300k vehicle when compared to equivalent petrol versions such as Toyota Corolla Cross, Honda HRV etc.

I presume it depends on the capacity option that is chosen since higher capacity will be able to generate more solar electricity power? It depends on the availability of sun light and the angle it hits the solar panel too but that's another matter. I've read that most who have installed solar panels have reaped the benefits, some getting almost free electricity in every month.

And roof orientation & slope too. Like my house... worst orientation for solar panel + it's a steep roof. Won't generate much electricity.

a lot of cheaper EV still cant import into msia just because want to protect P1 & P2, we can get cheaper EV after P1 & P2 intro their EV....
Its not a good move to remove ron 95 subsidy 1st before we can release cheaper EV...

CKD Neta Aya for you? Q1 2025

https://www.wapcar.my/news/ckd-neta-v-to-st...y-q1-2025-79503

Can't be protected for long

Rafizi has cooked up some formula it seems to target the rich and perhaps middle-income also since the Prime Minister already mentioned earlier to distribute the wealth equally. Nevertheless I'm not sure how effective will the implementation be as there are loopholes. For instance, higher petrol price for the a certain group of people while the lower income group continues to benefit from the fuel subsidy. As I've said earlier, the government can always look at other ways to earn more revenue instead of removing fuel subsidies across the board, such as increasing road tax for higher capacity vehicles being one of them.

This post has been edited by SportyHandling: May 23 2024, 07:42 AM

should be easy to get 20 billion more if GST not abolished. Instead trying to cut here and cut there and implement many never-seen-before new taxes.

I'm still surveying as malaysia still receiving new EV car.

Initially consider Omoda E5 but upon close look up.. the rear seat really cramped like my head bong into the ceiling upon entry and even my wife also felt claustrophobic.. boot size. is slightly small compared to Atto3.

hence we drop from watchlist.

Now either Atto3, Neta X or Proton coming EV (if Geely Galaxy E5 within atto3 price range).