KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 30 -- Perodua QV-E is officially here as the national automaker's first electric vehicle (EV). The launch of QV-E also marks the debut of Malaysia's first EV battery subscription for a passenger car.

Codenamed P01A, the Perodua QV-E has been in development since August 2023 involving 266,000 man-hours of R&D and a total cost of RM800 million.

The new EV was built using an all-new platform that Perodua co-developed with the renowned Austrian automotive company, Magna Steyr. Despite that, the Rawang giant assures that the IP of the platform as well as all other IPs related to the QV-E including design still belonged to Perodua.

Perodua QV-E pricing

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