Homegrown Perodua QV-E EV now in ‘closing stage’, on-track for 2025 launch – P2 holds IP for design, platform

October 31, 2025

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Proton’s inexpensive EV, the eMas 5, was formally launched yesterday. Perodua when once moresome are asking. Perodua president and CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad informed us on the sidelines of the 2025 Japan Mobility Present in Tokyo that the EV is now within the closing stage, and that pilot manufacturing has already began on the firm’s Rawang base. As such, Malaysia’s first homegrown EV is on observe for a 2025 launch, as promised.

Will or not it’s a like-for-like rival to the Proton eMas 5? Malaysia’s first homegrown EV – which might carry the QV-E identify – is completely different in some ways. For one, it’s designed and developed in-house by Perodua (the eMas 5 is a rebadged Geely Xingyuan and the primary batch is CBU imported from China), and Zainal says that P2 holds the (IP) mental property for the EV’s design and platform.

Sure, platform too – Perodua’s first electrical automobile will use CATL-supplied LFP batteries, however that’s the extent of the Chinese language battery big’s involvement.

The product itself will probably be of a unique phase, in each measurement, EV specs and class. The eMas 5’s WLTP vary is 225 km for the Prime and a extra helpful 325 km for the Premium – we will anticipate round 450 km WLTP vary for the Perodua QV-E (real-world vary of between 400 to 410 km was beforehand talked about), which is a big step up – actually, 450 km beats even the eMas 7, which maxes out at 410 km WLTP.

Vary apart, Perodua’s efficiency targets for its EV – 0-100 km/h between six and 7 seconds, and a prime pace of round 160 km/h – are additionally streets forward of the eMas 5, which comes with 0-50 km/h figures as an alternative of the same old 100 km/h benchmark.

The distinction in each merchandise is obvious to see from the P2 EV’s design, which was previewed in very correct kind (we had been confirmed photos of the manufacturing automobile in Tokyo however no pics of the pics had been allowed) within the newest eMO idea a.okay.a. Aspirations that was revealed in Might.

Wanting a bit just like the Toyota C-HR+ EV that surfaced in March, P2’s electrical crossover design is modern and may have extra common enchantment than the lovable look and natural shapes of the eMas 5, which was designed in accordance to China market preferences – rightly so, because the Xingyuan has gone on to be a top-seller in its residence market.

Value sensible, the Perodua QV-E will not undercut the eMas 5 (RM57k to RM70k with early chicken rebates) – anticipate it to be across the RM80k mark. Nonetheless, one courageous and novel function is the ‘assured future worth’ scheme that Zainal beforehand talked about – GFV, utilized by premium makes reminiscent of Mercedes-Benz, will defend patrons from the steep depreciation of EVs. Additionally not provided by some other EV vendor in Malaysia now could be P2’s battery leasing scheme.

The purpose of getting a homegrown electrical automobile can also be to construct up an area ecosystem for EVs, and Perodua is focusing on round 50% native content material for its EV by the center of 2026, which is an admirable objective. This likely gained’t embrace key elements such because the battery and electrical motor – which is able to come from China – however there are plans to localise these too. Nonetheless, adequate quantity is required earlier than this makes enterprise sense.

Learn all about Perodua’s first EV right hereand discover out extra in regards to the recently-launched P-Circle app that its homeowners will use. Simply across the nook now!