From ‘laksa’ to pies, pizza and salt beef sandwiches, Bangsar’s The Spot by Chinoz is simplicity at its very bestKUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Hailing from Vietnam, VinFast might be the next automotive brand to release its electric vehicles in Malaysia. This is based on several sightings of the brand’s VF e34 electric SUV in Malaysia recently including
Powered by a 41.9kWh LFP battery, VinFast claimed that this EV can deliver 318.6 km of range although the figure is based on the more lenient NEDC standard. The specs sheet on VinFast’s website didn’t clarify the charging capability of VF e34 and only said that it takes around 27 minutes of DC charging for its battery to go from 10 per cent to 70 per cent.
The VF e34 battery subscription pricing in Indonesia starts at IDR1.5 million per month which covers mileage of up to 3,000km. If customers need to go more than 3,000km, the monthly service fee would then be IDR2.6 million instead. Unlike in Indonesia, Vietnamese customers still have the option to purchase the VF e34 outright without the need to sign up for the battery rental service. This particular option pushed the price of the EV to VND830 million though.If the brand decides to release the VF e34 in Malaysia at the same price as its home market, then the EV will likely be facing an uphill battle.