Author: Dimas Mahendra
Dimas Mahendra
Dimas Mahendra is a Southeast Asia–focused EV journalist at EVMagz.com, covering electric vehicle market growth, charging infrastructure deployment, government policy, and manufacturing investment across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the wider ASEAN region. His reporting examines how regulation, industrial strategy, and regional supply chains are shaping the pace of electric mobility adoption in Southeast Asia.
Grab, the Singapore-based ride-hailing and delivery platform, will deploy 50 units of the Maxus MIFA 9 electric MPV in Indonesia as part of its newly launched GrabExecutive service. The company is expanding its premium offering, which began in August in Jakarta and Bali and is designed to attract high-income and VIP users with luxury electric vehicles. Indomobil Energi Baru (IEB), the official Maxus importer and a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Indomobil Group, has partnered with Grab to supply vehicles for the service. According to a report from Republika, the 50-unit deal represents an initial phase, with further electric vehicle procurement expected…
Prasarana Malaysia has unveiled detailed plans to electrify its bus fleet as part of its Sustainability Blueprint, committing to introduce more than 1,100 electric buses between 2025 and 2030 and achieve a fully electric fleet by 2037. The initiative supports Malaysia’s National Energy Transition Roadmap, which aims to accelerate low-carbon mobility across the country. The operator currently runs 15 electric buses on the Sunway BRT system and intends to add 150 electric feeder buses for the LRT Shah Alam Line. Prasarana said it expects to receive its final batch of diesel buses by March next year, after which its bus…
Malaysian national automaker Perodua has launched the country’s first fully homegrown electric vehicle (EV), the QV-E, following a development investment of 800 million ringgit ($170 million). The QV-E is the direct result of the Malaysian government’s ‘New Industrial Master Plan 2030’ (NIMP 2030), under which Perodua was appointed to spearhead the development of the nation’s domestic EV ecosystem and deliver a locally developed electric car by 2025. See also: Malaysia to Open First Highway-Integrated EV Charging Hub by 2027 Unlike its traditional models which utilize Daihatsu platforms, the QV-E is built on a new, modular platform co-developed with Magna Steyr,…