Perodua has released a teaser of its first ever EV, and within the video, the automotive’s front end is shown for a split second. Our rendering whiz cum auto detective Theophilus Chin froze the frame you see above and brightened it to indicate the automotive’s number plate, which reads ‘QV-E’, confirming the name we’ve been using all this while to deal with the P2 EV.
“Electric mobility for all. It began as only a dream. But with local hearts and hands, that dream became real – the primary 100% Malaysian EV. Not only built here, but built with vision, a vision to power an ecosystem, jobs, talent, technology. Making EVs more cost-effective, and sustainability more real. Because once we construct from home, we construct a future for everybody,” the narrator reads.
The video ends with the road “from the hands of Malaysians comes the facility to maneuver Malaysia”. Is that this a not-so-subtle dig at Proton, which eMas EVs are rebadged Geely models which can be CBU imported from China? Only P2 would know… Anyway, the QV-E, branded as an ‘necessary national agenda’ by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, might be launched by the PM at the top of this month.
Malaysia’s first homegrown EV is designed and developed in-house by Perodua and the corporate’s president and CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad told us that P2 holds the (IP) mental property for the EV’s design and platform. Yes, platform too – Perodua’s first electric automotive will use CATL-supplied LFP batteries, but that’s the extent of the Chinese battery giant’s involvement – no CATL skateboard.
We got up close with the QV-E cross section on the recent GATE 2025 show and saw that the battery capability is 52.5 kWh. We’ve been told to expect real-world range of between 400 to 410 km. If true, that is usefully greater than the eMas 5’s range and rivals the eMas 7, which maxes out at 410 km WLTP. Perodua’s performance targets for its EV – 0-100 km/h between six and 7 seconds, and a top speed of around 160 km/h – are also streets ahead of the just-launched eMas 5, which is quoted with 0-50 km/h figures as an alternative.
Price sensible, the Perodua QV-E will not undercut the eMas 5 (RM57k to RM70k with early bird rebates) – expect it to be across the RM80k mark. Nonetheless, one brave and novel feature is the ‘guaranteed future value’ scheme that Zainal previously mentioned – GFV, utilized by premium makes similar to Mercedes-Benz, will shield buyers from the steep depreciation of EVs. Also not offered by every other EV seller in Malaysia now could be P2’s battery leasing scheme.
The purpose of getting a homegrown electric automotive can be to accumulate an area ecosystem for EVs, and Perodua is targeting around 50% local content for its EV by the center of 2026, which is an admirable goal. This likely won’t include key components similar to the battery and electric motor – which is able to come from China – but there are plans to localise these too. Nonetheless, sufficient volume is required before this makes business sense.
Read all about Perodua’s first EV here, and discover more concerning the recently-launched P-Circle app that its owners will use, in addition to the wallbox home charger which has a CCTV camera, ambient lighting and a touchscreen control panel.
Hang on, it’s just across the corner now!
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