Proton New Energy Technology (Pro-Net), a subsidiary of Proton, has announced that it has received 3,000 bookings for the eMas 5 in the first week of order taking for the brand’s second electric vehicle (EV), which started on October 4, 2025. The company previously said 1,607 bookings were made within the first 24 hours of the estimated price reveal on that day.
With an estimated starting price of RM60,000 for the base Prime variant, the eMas 5 is poised to become Malaysia’s most affordable EV. The longer-range Premium has a tentative price of RM80,000, and Proton is offering an early bird promo for the first 5,000 customers that includes a limited-edition Touch ‘n Go NFC card with RM100 balance and an additional RM500 rebate of the booking fee.
For a brief recap of the specs, the Prime with its 30.12-kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery from CATL will provide up to 225 km of range following the WLTP standard. Meanwhile, the Premium’s larger 40.16-kWh battery, also from CATL, provides up to 325 km. Both variants get a rear electric motor that churns out 79 PS (78 hp or 58 kW) and 130 Nm of torque in the Prime, and 116 (114 hp or 85 kW) and 150 Nm in the Premium.
Pro-Net also mentioned that eMas 7 in its release, revealing its first EV has reached cumulative sales of 6,655 units as of September 30, 2025. From that total, 6,212 units were sold locally, with the remaining 443 units sent to export markets. The eMas 7 is the best-selling EV in Malaysia this year with a market share of 24%.
“We are in the month where two milestones were achieved – the strong sales of the Proton eMas 7 and the great interest that Malaysians have shown in the eMas 5,” said Zhang Qiang, CEO of Pro-Net. “The booking numbers exceeded our expectations. We are thankful that Malaysians continue to put their trust in us to deliver electric vehicles specifically tailored for Malaysia’s road and driving habits,” he added.
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for rM80k price we can buy this magnificent mainland EV , underpinned by reliable CPC engineering, backed by superb aftersales service by Proton,or
for same price 80k can buy the upcoming perodua EV engineered by uuim/uitm/mara/mrsm graduates, and comes without battery. battery not included.
EV Car booking numbers are increasing, but charging facilities still fail to meet demand.
thats because majority of buyers charge at home
Ok, at least I know cost of changing battery is not a reason why people never buy EV. Is the high selling price!
Buy Buy Buy!!!
I’m sticking to ICE and waiting on the used EVs especially P1.
The used ones are a real bargain.
The year end is getting conquered by P1 and P2 EV news below RM80k.
Good price Good Car Good Service makes sales figure.