2026 Perodua QV-E

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A sub MYR 80,000 (USD 18,739) lower B-segment EV, with a predicted 400 km range. The CATL-sourced power unit will be under a "battery-as-a-service" program. The craziest thing is that it's an independent project from the company itself (No input from Daihatsu). Expected to arrive in Q4 2025.

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Perodua QV-E launched - first homegrown EV, Magna Steyr input, 0-100 7.5s, 445 km NEDC range, RM80k - paultan.org

Finally, the Perodua QV-E is launched. Unveiled by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at MITI’s HQ in KL moments ago, this ‘important national agenda’ is billed as the the first 100% Malaysian EV. If …

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Launched on December 1st, the QV-E (Quest for Visionary Electric Vehicle) marks as Malaysia's first homegrown EV, as well as Perodua's first homegrown vehicle. Selling at MYR 80k (USD 19k), only one variant is sold with a mandatory Battery-as-a-Sevice (Baas) subscription plan for MYR 275 (USD 67) a month.

Part of the reasons behind the subscription is down to Perodua's 'solution' on tackling the liabilities of an EV's battery, by taking ownership of it from the customers.

Despite the brand's connections to Daihatsu (and by extension, Toyota), the modular platform the car sits on is based on a joint venture between Magna Steyr. Where the Austrian-based firm acted as consultant in Q4 2023. Still, the platform remains an IP owned by the Perodua. Disusscions are still being held with Daihatsu over the sharing of the platform, if the QV-E is successful.

Frankly speaking, aside from the rest of the features debuting in a Perodua (such as a digital rear-view mirror, and a child detection system), the pricing and selling strategy is a hot topic among buyers in the country, for how insane it sounds for a first attempt.

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