Overview
- Deputy Minister Sim Tze Tzin told Parliament on July 8 that the government is coordinating with Tenaga Nasional Berhad to construct new power substations needed to supply direct current fast chargers.
- Malaysia fell short of its public charger goal at the end of 2025, with 5,624 chargers recorded then and only 1,923 of those being DC fast chargers.
- The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry reported a later snap count showing 6,416 public chargers at the end of May 2026, including 2,143 DC fast chargers, indicating ongoing but uneven progress.
- PLANMalaysia’s MEVnet national dashboard is temporarily offline as custodianship shifts from the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation to MARii, reducing public visibility of live charger data.
- The government is keeping differentiated measures in place—a 10% EV excise duty and a minimum CIF value for imported EVs—and is developing incentives for charging point operators and rules for new housing to shape investment and protect tax revenue.