NANOMALAYSIA LEADS BATTERY SWAPPING STATION STAKEHOLDERS' MEETING TO BOOST ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION IN MALAYSIA

 

Key stakeholders from Ministries, Agencies, and Industry Players discussing the standardisation and harmonisation of the Battery Swapping Station (BSS) system at the BSS Standardisation - Stakeholder Engagement Meeting organised by NanoMalaysia Berhad in Kuala Lumpur today. 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Key electric 2-wheeler stakeholders were informed and briefed of a voted decision to create a Battery Swapping Station (BSS) consortium, jointly led by NanoMalaysia Berhad and the Motorcycle and Scooter Assemblers and Distributors Association of Malaysia (MASAAM), during a BSS stakeholder engagement meeting held in Kuala Lumpur today. The mandate to lead was secured both from the National Electric Vehicles Task Force and National Electric Vehicles Steering Committee earlier this year.
 
The meeting gathered key stakeholders from Ministries, Agencies, and Industry Players to discuss the standardisation and harmonisation of the BSS system, focusing on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia. The meeting was productive, gathering insights and recommendations from key stakeholders to shape the future of EV 2-wheelers locally, and the stakeholders’ meeting members unanimously reiterated their support for the BSS Consortium as the national way forward.
 
NanoMalaysia Berhad Chief Executive Officer Dr Rezal Khairi Ahmad said: “By bringing together relevant entities, particularly MASAAM, MARii, MGTC and other industry players, the consortium aims to create a platform for technology and information sharing, foster collaborative discussions, and determine the best way forward for EV 2-wheelers with swappable batteries in Malaysia. The primary objectives of the BSS Standardisation Consortium include the standardisation and harmonisation of the BSS system to enable cross-brand battery swapping, establishing a platform for stakeholder involvement, reducing the price of EV 2-wheelers, and proposing strategic policies for the deployment of BSS in user-convenient areas as a quicker alternative to direct charging thus expediting electric motorbike ownership increase in Malaysia aiding the country to further reduce national carbon emission.”
 
With nearly 50% of registered vehicles in Malaysia being motorcycles, the BSS Standardisation initiative holds great potential to drive the shift towards EV usage in the country. According to road safety expert, Professor Dr Kulanthayan K.C. Mani of Universiti Putra Malaysia, there were 33.3 million registered vehicles nationwide in 2021, surpassing the human population of 32.6 million.

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