Price?

80k.

if i read it right, monthly extra RM275 battery leasing. if thats the case, memang bullshit.

275 monthly, lebih baik beli axia

better get ICE....
that 275 save for maintenance....

I think Perodua made a huge blunder going this route for their first EV. They should've stuck to their wheelhouse of making cheap cars for the masses and not try to do the battery leasing bullshit.

While the car looks good enough, no way it is worth 110k + (80k + 30k batt).

I hope that I am wrong, and it becomes successful coz it is the first Malaysian made EV anyway.

Car body - RM80k
Battery (BAAS) - RM32k (275 x 1.08 service tax x 12months x 9 years)
Total RM112k for 9 years tenure

forever leasing + pov transfer bs... wtf with these?

They couldn't make cheap EVs at this moment because it's their first ever EV developed from scratch so they couldn't push the price down due to many factors including new parts, supply chain efficiency, lack of scale and so on. Even Tesla started with higher end Model S and Model X before targeting mainstream customers with Model 3 and Model Y so I would say give Perodua more time. Likewise, Proton also started with eMas7 before launching eMas5. Let's hope they could come out with a budget model in the not too distant future!

This post has been edited by HotshotS: Dec 1 2025, 09:46 PM

i think car price is ok... but we should have option to buy outright the battery like nio

sure... 9 yr lease is 32k... but 18 yrs 64k... car now becomes 144k...

Well, you need to consider battery change/deteriotion/warranty as the battery after few years will need to be replace.
It will be under Perodua if you pay using the BaaS and if within the time frame of owning it anything happen to the battery they should honor the warranty or change without any hassle. Good thing is for those who want to own for long term or bought 2nd hand no need to worry about paying a hefty amount of money to change a new battery when times come.

This post has been edited by littlefire: Yesterday, 09:26 AM

In order for them to get more time, they need to sell these cars. This looks like almost certain to be DOA. Perodua is a carmaker and EV skateboard chassis & blueprint is available for them to get to reduce cost, where they only need to build the body, cabin, etc. They could have as easily done a JV with one of the big auto companies in China. All the Japanese automakers leveraged on China automakers for their cars. Instead what they did was go nuts with form over function and a stupid battery leasing idea. This is reminiscent of Proton going nuts by sinking RM500mil to develop the Satria Neo which was never gonna sell in big enough numbers to recoup the development costs.

The Tesla example maybe made sense in 2010 but not in 2023 when there were already hundreds of models & supply chain already existing for EVs for them to choose from at the development stage.

eMas 7 was launched first due to the RM100k floor price for CBU EVs, Perodua's locally made EV does not have this limitation. I think you don't understand the difference in dynamics between Proton & Perodua when it comes to EV. Geely group has more than 20 EVs under their stable, so which one to introduce in Malaysia under Proton badge is a matter of market preference & cost. They don't have the issue of development cost like Perodua.

Under normal usage (20k km per year) the battery will outlast the car. There is no need to worry about battery replacement.

If the intention is really to alleviate the fear of battery replacement among the masses, sell them battery warranty or insurance instead, not lease the battery to them for 9 years.

It will be ok if 80K + Government subsidize the battery rental cost, as an attempt for people and the government to support "local" car. Or at least like 5 years subsidizing the battery rental cost.

Already got powerful protection for donkey years, now need to give subsidy pulak. If cannot compete, tutup kedai better so that Malaysians don't continue to get screwed-over by our auto industry policies.

Battery warranty in market also around 8~9 years, most people in Malaysia still driving 15 year old car so it will still a benefit for future owners or long term owners. if you ask someone to pay a small amount monthly compare to like RM10k for battery replacement on the 9 or 10th year this is what drove the 2nd hand value down as most people dont want to spend so much on fixing it. Is similar concept to why continental cars usually poor 2nd value in market as most people cant folk out 10~15k to fix major repairs after warranty ends.

This post has been edited by littlefire: Yesterday, 11:23 AM

I just recently travel to Vietnam and got stunned on their government enforce them to buy their own local "Vinfast" brand EV. Government got money to spend let them continue to protect the local brand. Haha it's win for us if Government to subsidize on the battery. Else just hope P2 come out with their own HEV.

instead of providing warranty, or saying it's optional. they charge extra and tell the consumers it's for their own good.

kick me in the nuts and tell me it's good to get the blood flowing.

i like p2 but they're in way over their head.

Of course I understand that Proton is completely different when it comes to EV due to Geely but my point stands. 'New' carmakers usually start with higher end models to have higher profit margins to recoup high initial costs, targeting medium to high income buyers, establishing brand image and halo effect, buying time to gradually bring costs down through economies of scale before expanding into the highly competitive, lower-margin mass market. Perodua is clearly taking this route but only time will tell if it will become an instant hit or miss in a price-sensitive country like Malaysia.

Perodua was ordered and tasked by the government to come out with a 'homegrown' EV in 2 years time by hook or by crook so their hands were tied IMO

This post has been edited by HotshotS: Yesterday, 02:54 PM