# Malaysia Must Fix Charging Gaps and Lower Costs to Boost EV Adoption Says Faizal Azumu
*Author: Eternalgy Market Intelligence Team | Category: news | Published: Mon Jul 06 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)*

## English

* **Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu**, Bersatu vice-president, said Malaysia's EV ambitions will remain out of reach for many ordinary Malaysians unless the country addresses **inadequate charging infrastructure** and **high ownership costs**
* He highlighted that the national blueprint set a target of **10,000 public charging points**, but by late 2024 only around **one-third** had been installed, unevenly spread across the country
* Charging infrastructure continues to be **concentrated in cities** where early adopters are already based, leaving rural areas, smaller towns, interstate highways, and especially **Sabah and Sarawak** underserved
* Ahmad Faizal called charging infrastructure the **nation-building infrastructure of this generation**, comparing it to rural electrification and the North-South Expressway
* Existing government incentives — duty exemptions and road-tax holidays — have primarily benefited **early adopters** from the top income bracket rather than average consumers
* He called for more **targeted measures**: support for genuinely affordable EV models, **local assembly**, used-EV financing, battery-warranty assurance, and home charging
* Pointing to **Tesla's entry** under the Battery Electric Vehicle Global Leaders Initiative, Ahmad Faizal said the model of private capital building charging networks in exchange for market access should be replicated
* He urged incentives for **property developers, shopping malls, hotels, petrol stations, industrial parks, local councils** and highway concessionaires to expand charging infrastructure
* Three immediate priorities: accelerate national charging rollout toward underserved areas, stronger incentives for affordable EV ownership and local assembly, and a **single fast-track approval mechanism** across ministries

## 中文

* 土团党副主席**拿督斯里阿末法依扎**表示，除非解决**充电基础设施不足**和**拥有成本过高**的问题，否则马来西亚的电动汽车目标对普通民众来说仍然遥不可及
* 他指出，国家蓝图设定的目标是 **10,000个公共充电框**，但截至 2024 年底仅安装了约**三分之一**，且分布不均
* 充电基础设施继续**集中在城市**，早期用户所在的地区已覆盖，而农村地区、小城镇、州际高速公路，尤其是**沙巴和砂拉越**仍严重不足
* 阿末法依扎将充电基础设施称为**这一代的国家建设基础设施**，将其与农村电气化和南北大道相提并论
* 现有政府激励措施——关税豁免和路税减免——主要惠及高收入阶层的**早期采用者**
* 他呼吁采取更有**针对性的措施**：支持真正实惠的电动汽车车型、**本地组装**、二手电动车融资、电池保修保障和家用充电
* 以**特斯拉**通过电池电动汽车全球领导者计划进入马来西亚为例，阿末法依扎表示以市场准入换取私人资本建设充电网络的模式应加以推广
* 他敦促向**房地产开发商、购物中心、酒店、加油站、工业园、地方议会**和高速公路特许经营商提供激励措施以扩展充电基础设施
* 三大优先事项：加快面向欠服务地区的全国充电网络部署、加大对可负担电动车拥有权和本地组装的激励力度、建立跨部门**单一快速审批机制**