KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 -- Electric Vehicle (EV) registrations continue to grow in Malaysia and Tesla has just ended Proton's streak of having the most popular EV title for four consecutive months.

According to the latest vehicle registration data released by Road Transport Department (JPJ), a total of 4,152 EVs were registered in May 2025, which represents 5.58 per cent of total industry volume.

While the overall vehicle segment is showing signs of decline, the EV sector is showing growth of 58.51 per cent for Year-to-Date (Jan-May 2025 vs Jan-May 2024) and 69.26 per cent growth for Year-over-Year (May 2025 vs May 2024).

As a comparison, petrol vehicle registrations have declined by 2.5 per cent from 64,986 units in May 2024 to 63,363 u...