BMW and GreenTech to deploy 25,000 EV charging stations by 2020

BMW Group Malaysia has announced a partnership with the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia) to deploy a network of public charging stations across the country. The announcement was made at the launch of ChargEV, the new public electric vehicle (EV) charging station network spearheaded by GreenTech Malaysia.

First phase of the project’s implementation targets to deploy 300 ChargEV stations by 2016 in locations across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Putrajaya, Penang, Langkawi, Johor, and Malacca. The first ChargEV stations already operational at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and The Curve Shopping Mall, both locations within the Klang Valley.

Further deployment will see installation of these stations at locations such as shopping malls, hotels, office buildings, residential areas, and along the PLUS highway. By year 2020, GreenTech Malaysia targets to roll out 25,000 ChargEV stations to support Malaysia’s target of deploying 100,000 EVs in the next five years.

Picture: Official BMW release.