In the midst of writing our stories about Perodua yesterday, we realised that the company had revealed a more realistic WLTP range figure for its first EV, the QV-E. The car is said to be capable of travelling up to 370 km on a single charge; when it was launched in December, it had an NEDC range figure of 445 km.
You are, of course, more likely to get closer to the WLTP number than NEDC, and even then only in ideal conditions and with conservative driving. The Perodua actually compares well to its closest rivals such as the Proton eMas 5 Premium (325 km WLTP) and the BYD Atto 2 (345 km WLTP), by virtue of having the largest battery – a 52.5 kWh CATL LFP pack, versus 40.16 kWh for the Proton and 51.13 kWh for the BYD.
To recap, the QV-E is Malaysia’s first homegrown EV, and Perodua’s first model to be designed and developed completely in-house. It’s priced at RM80,000 on-the-road without insurance, but this does not include the battery, as the car is the first EV in the country to be offered on a battery-as-a-service (BaaS) model. The subscription costs RM275 per month (now an all-in price inclusive of SST, Perodua confirmed), and buyers will be contracted for a period of nine years.
Built on a new modular platform co-developed with Austria’s Magna Steyr, the sleek, low-slung “sportback” SUV is powered by a single front motor producing 204 PS (150 kW) and 285 Nm of torque. This gets it from zero to 100 km/h in 7.5 seconds on its way to a top speed of 165 km/h.
Those are impressive numbers for a Perodua, but what’s not so great is the charging time – with support for only 60 kW of DC fast charging, topping up the battery from 30 to 80% takes 30 minutes, trailing the eMas 5 (20 minutes) and the Atto 2 (28 minutes). A 6.6 kW AC charger fully charges the car in eight hours.
The QV-E hasn’t exactly been the home run that Perodua has become used to. The national carmaker targeted sales of 500 units a month, but bookings currently sit at just 205, and full-scale production has yet to start as its new suppliers – including those from China – are struggling to meet its quality standards, said president and CEO Zainal Abidin Ahmad recently.
But the QV-E is just the start of Perodua’s electrification journey – the platform is set to spawn “two to three” new models, including an already-confirmed entry-level A-segment EV. Perodua has interesting plans for those future cars, including battery-swapping tech; hybrids and range extenders are also on the cards.
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For this kind of price, and u r comparing to Atto 2 and emas5?! WHAT a SHAME!
imagine Ferrari says their cars are good because compared to Axia.
Now read this. Other EVs sold with battery pack as part of the car, meaning as the car age battery downgrading its SOC and SOH would greatly impact on the resale value. Not so.much for this car, I believe.
for 70k price we can buy excellent mainland EV emas5 , developed by skillful mandarin-educated engineers, backed by rocksolid aftersales service by Proton,or
or for extra RM10k more can choose buy the new perodua EV engineered by uuim/uitm/mara/mrsm graduates, and comes without battery. battery not included.
Dont play2 ya, MRSM student are the best in the world…they have very BIG Alumni association called ANSARA. very strong cable weeiiii…..hahahahaha
no other car company in the world dare to do ah long business under the guise of batery rental service
You still do not get it. It is the total price! If the selling price is 40k, after add the battery cost 30k, then the total price is 70k, is the price that Perodua should offer. Perodua sellable all this while is not the quality but the low price!
Real world data shows that after 10 years of use, EV battery capacity is typically in the high 80%, reaching almost 90%.
In Perodua’s case, they claim you’re leasing the battery so that you can get free replacement if the capacity drops below 70%. Meaning that they will replace the battery (which you have to continuously pay for) after over 20 years. For any other EV car maker, if you hold on to the car for 20 years and decide to replace the battery, it would definitely be way way cheaper than the RM60k equivalent battery replacement cost of the QV-E.
This is why people are rejecting the QV-E. Because Perodua’s conditions and business proposition is a total scam.
Accounting for the battery lease, you can get a bigger EV with longer range than…this.
At least proton don’t do side ah long business like Perutdua leasing
Whatever it is, Perodua you are done with this model. Just pull the plug and call it a day.
Not possible, even if P2 bleed money also must keep it, even if just namesake and as “zombie” car model. Somebody face is on the line, that bigshot somebody the launch this so called 100% Homegrown EV.
With this kind of total selling price, better get Proton emas 7 Phev. Better spec and space.
actually the design of this EV is not too bad and some angles are shown very well, good job QEV team. But in terms of price along with ah long style, the price is a disaster for P2 business because majority of perodua owners are from B40 Cat. P2 did it the wrong way when it said this car is not for them, so who is it for? If the price drop to 75k including battery, I think this is the best solution to save rnd cost which is a huge number
weird, but the more i look at the QVE the uglier it seems. The awkward oversized steering. the shiny cheapo plasticky interior and mid console, and the outside already look outdated.
Noobdua, just cut your losses now, strip the EV stuff, shoe horn the trusty 2NR-VE with the nuke proof 4 speed auto, and slap the Myvi badge…
#Myvisampaimati
Doesn’t matter for as long as it’s a subscription, no go. P2 fumbled hard with this grand plan od theirs.
whatever the opinions from different sides, in the end, the sales number will proof the case.
However, there’s one thing for sure… EV will have bad RV. Proven case globally.
There is nothing to brag about having the highest range when you’re using the largest battery. Another factor to consider is energy efficiency, if the battery is smaller then it will be lighter weight thus the car can go even further. This haven’t take into account the cost to charge the car when every kWh will cost you just like in petrol car.
– Perodua QV-E; 370km WLTP divide 52.5 kWh = 7.05km per kWh
– Proton eMas 5; 325km WLTP divide 40.16 kWh = 8.09km per kWh
– BYD Atto 2; 345km WLTP divide 51.13 kWh = 6.75km per kWh
The above is similar to km/L fuel efficiency in petrol cars.
Right product but wrong price. Later when you revised, it will be right pricing but wrong brand. Please understand you are Perodua! Not a toyota etc etc.
heard linglong tyre before but wtf is an atlas tyre
atlas tyres have been around for a long time
p2 is too getting used to people buying no matter what they are producing. but they forgot why people buy them, not because they got Japan DNA nor their cars are good. it’s just simply because of protectionism