Overview
- The QV‑E is Perodua’s first domestically developed electric car, launched December 1 with a headline price of RM80,000 excluding the battery under an optional nine‑year Battery‑as‑a‑Service plan.
- The 52.5 kWh CATL lithium iron phosphate pack underpins a claimed 445 km NEDC range, while a front motor rated around 201 hp delivers a quoted 0–100 km/h time of 7.5 seconds.
- ASEAN NCAP confirmed a five‑star safety rating under the 2021–2025 protocol with a total score of 88.36 points, including a perfect Safety Assist weighted score.
- Local production is planned to start at roughly 500 units per month before ramping to about 3,000 per month by the third quarter of 2026, alongside increasing local parts content.
- Built on Perodua’s modular P01A platform co‑developed with Magna Steyr, the QV‑E is intended to spawn smaller or cheaper variants and can be adapted for hybrid or range‑extender setups after significant R&D investment of about RM800 million.