PLUS Malaysia has introduced that it has 112 electrical automobile charging factors operational throughout its community of highways as of June 30, 2025, and so it has surpassed its goal of getting 100 EV charging factors operational by the tip of this 12 months.
“This initiative is aligned with the PLUS Inexperienced Roadmap 2.0 and contributes to the achievement of 1,000 quick charging factors by 2025 beneath the Low Carbon Mobility Improvement Plan (2021–2030). To additional promote low-carbon transportation, the EV charging factors alongside PLUS highways are additionally geared up with photo voltaic panel roofing and Battery Vitality Storage Techniques (BESS),” PLUS managing director Datuk Nik Airina Nik Jaffar mentioned in a press release.
Of the 112 EV charging factors at present operational, 61 of those are situated in relaxation and repair areas (R&Rs), and 51 are situated inside petrol stations, based on the freeway operator.
All EV charging factors put in on the PLUS and Lebuhraya Pantai Timur 2 (LPT2) community are DC quick chargers (DCFCs), which supply charging outputs starting from 47 kW to 200 kW, and are geared up with common CCS2 connectors to make sure compatibility with most EVs out there, based on PLUS Malaysia.
These will allow automobiles “to succeed in as much as 80% cost inside 15 to half-hour,” relying on the automobile’s specs and state of cost on the time, mentioned PLUS Malaysia chief business officer Mohd Fauzi Puniran.
Plans for future growth of the charging community on PLUS Malaysia highways embrace Malaysia’s first freeway EV hub that’s to be launched on the Seremban R&R (Southbound), led by Terra ChargEV, a three way partnership between PLUS subsidiary Terra PLUS and Inexperienced EV Cost. This EV charging hub is predicted to be absolutely operational within the first quarter of 2027, based on PLUS MD Nik Airina.
Additionally deliberate is the goal of 350 charging factors to be operational by 2028. Previous to that, PLUS Malaysia will probably be establishing “Cost and Chill”-branded services at chosen toll plazas inside this 12 months, which goals to mix charging infrastructure with meals beverage conveniences for an enhanced relaxation space expertise for EV customers, PLUS Malaysia added.
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