Driving EV car in Malaysia

[sendytay]

Hi all,

I am considering buying an EV car. Typically the range is 300-400km and unlikely to reach KL with 30%^ charge left. Hence, may need to charge along the way between SG and KL, somewhere mid point.

Hence, how are the charging infra/apps like in West Malaysia? I like to drive from SG to Penang and back for holidays.

So, questions:
(1) Are there enough charging points along NS highway all the way to Penang? Mainly normal or high speed charge?
(2) Are the apps accurate, like will tell is charging points is occupied, broken down, and speed(normal or high speed charge)

Thank you!

 

[couscous.falafel]

Use PlugShare to find the chargers. Also download the relevant Malaysia charging apps like JomCharge, ChargeSini, ahead of time.

You can use the EV until below 30%. It's not a must to always remain above 30% even when reaching your destination.

Malacca have some chargers you can use midway on your journey. Even the R&R like Pagoh and Ayer Keroh have a DC charger if I recall correctly.

 

[sinicker]

Hi all,

I am considering buying an EV car. Typically the range is 300-400km and unlikely to reach KL with 30%^ charge left. Hence, may need to charge along the way between SG and KL, somewhere mid point.

Hence, how are the charging infra/apps like in West Malaysia? I like to drive from SG to Penang and back for holidays.

So, questions:
(1) Are there enough charging points along NS highway all the way to Penang? Mainly normal or high speed charge?
(2) Are the apps accurate, like will tell is charging points is occupied, broken down, and speed(normal or high speed charge)

Thank you!

see your driving style...

do you like to stop at their R&Rs... snack, lim kopi...

if so, then can stop and charge...

my way is stop, 10mins toilet break and continue again. I cannot deal with the charging stops.

my petrol tank full tank 750km so I am very hesitant to change to a 300 - 400km range EV and still do road trips.

if no road trips but purely SG, i will change to EV in a heartbeat.

 

[sendytay]

Use PlugShare to find the chargers. Also download the relevant Malaysia charging apps like JomCharge, ChargeSini, ahead of time.

You can use the EV until below 30%. It's not a must to always remain above 30% even when reaching your destination.

Malacca have some chargers you can use midway on your journey. Even the R&R like Pagoh and Ayer Keroh have a DC charger if I recall correctly.

Have you used these apps? Are they accurate in showing the status (in use/available, or high speed) etc?

 

[couscous.falafel]

Plugshare only tells you where the chargers are and if they are AC or DC. The info is crowd sourced.

To know their status you need to download the charger’s own app.

 

[ykau]

New EV has AC board for 22kwh quick charging. And malaysia has many such stations too. i believe travel up to KL is not an issue except of exploring their east coast line.

 

[HMAN]

For NSHY charging, just focus on DC fast charger.AC is too slow for highway transition charging.

JB TO KL zone,
There is no worry on this zone. Tons of DC fast chargers available.
Suggest to have 1 short and long top up

KL to mid Perak zone.
Only a few chargers spots up to Ipoh, suggest to plan for 200Km top up, that is Ipoh/ Sungai Perak .

NORTH Perak to Penang.
Charge at Penang.

Not all chargers are available within the NSHY .. take note on the.
The plug share app is very informative.

Need to do some planning and install all required charging apps( setup properly ) before heading to Malaysia.

 

[sendytay]

For NSHY charging, just focus on DC fast charger.AC is too slow for highway transition charging.

JB TO KL zone,
There is no worry on this zone. Tons of DC fast chargers available.
Suggest to have 1 short and long top up

KL to mid Perak zone.
Only a few chargers spots up to Ipoh, suggest to plan for 200Km top up, that is Ipoh/ Sungai Perak .

NORTH Perak to Penang.
Charge at Penang.

Not all chargers are available within the NSHY .. take note on the.
The plug share app is very informative.

Need to do some planning and install all required charging apps( setup properly ) before heading to Malaysia.

Thank you so much for your information. Are the apps 'accurate' in status and types of charger?

 

[HMAN]

Thank you so much for your information. Are the apps 'accurate' in status and types of charger?

I am not sure on chargers real time status. Usually within the supported app , it does provide available/ not available status.

Indeed it is very taxing to drive and search at the same time.
A better strategy would be to charge whenever available than wait till last drop of battery.

 

[sendytay]

I am not sure on chargers real time status. Usually within the supported app , it does provide available/ not available status.

Indeed it is very taxing to drive and search at the same time.
A better strategy would be to charge whenever available than wait till last drop of battery.

Thank you.
1. Do shopping centres and hotels betweek Penang and Ipoh has reasonable fast charging points, like in Singapore?
2. Is there something like a 'mobile; home charging kit where I can plug into a household socket in Malaysia, like a friend's house hold regular 230V socket, to charge the car overnight if I sleep over at his house?

 

[HMAN]

Thank you.
1. Do shopping centres and hotels betweek Penang and Ipoh has reasonable fast charging points, like in Singapore?
2. Is there something like a 'mobile; home charging kit where I can plug into a household socket in Malaysia, like a friend's house hold regular 230V socket, to charge the car overnight if I sleep over at his house?

You can download the plug share app which list available charging points for the world. Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand are included.

I do carry along a portable charger for emergency use while traveling to Malaysia deserted area. This is a backup indeed hardly needed.

 

[sendytay]

You can download the plug share app which list available charging points for the world. Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand are included.

I do carry along a portable charger for emergency use while traveling to Malaysia deserted area. This is a backup indeed hardly needed.

Thank you very much!

 

[RyanJ]

You can download the plug share app which list available charging points for the world. Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand are included.

I do carry along a portable charger for emergency use while traveling to Malaysia deserted area. This is a backup indeed hardly needed.

3 pin wall power to Type 2 charging cable ?

What's the charging speed drawing from 240V wall power like ?

 

[HMAN]

3 pin wall power to Type 2 charging cable ?

What's the charging speed drawing from 240V wall power like ?

For the 3 pin plug interface, you need to be conservative not to consume more than 13A.

On the safe side, use 10A for safe operation, that gives around 2.4KW max without creating trouble for the house hold with unknown wiring condition.

This is really for emergency use, charge for 15-20 hours .

 

[RyanJ]

For the 3 pin plug interface, you need to be conservative not to consume more than 13A.

On the safe side, use 10A for safe operation, that gives around 2.4KW max without creating trouble for the house hold with unknown wiring condition.

This is really for emergency use, charge for 15-20 hours .

Thanks for sharing. 2.4kw is not too shabby for emergency use, I was told it hovers around 1kW , perhaps the amperage was much reduced.

Also tiagong not many LTA approved charging cables in Sg.

 

[HMAN]

Thanks for sharing. 2.4kw is not too shabby for emergency use, I was told it hovers around 1kW , perhaps the amperage was much reduced.

Also tiagong not many LTA approved charging cables in Sg.

Singapore just banned all portable chargers regardless of sources of makers .
It is understood on this decision, it is really difficult to control, only a handful of genuinely chargers from car makers have the complete protection design that will auto throttle the power level .
We don't want to see pmd burn down cases to be reported with EV charging by ignorant public.

Do not use portable charger at Singapore. Even using it at Malaysia ( legally allowed for certain category of portable chargers) , we should be responsible to handle the power limit with due care, for example visiting a kampung house, definitely do not assume the plug , the socket are in good shape.

 

[galant22]

does ev chargers allow tap and go credit card or must sign up account on app first?

 

[HMAN]

does ev chargers allow tap and go credit card or must sign up account on app first?

Most required presetup.
Tesla supercharger has the best experience.

Just plug in to charge, auto detect to charge to your credit card.

Other providers will need you to select the charger outlet from its app, slightly more steps.

 

[galant22]

Most required presetup.
Tesla supercharger has the best experience.

Just plug in to charge, auto detect to charge to your credit card.

Other providers will need you to select the charger outlet from its app, slightly more steps.

ok, that means die die need to download the 1001 apps....