Tengku Zafrul showed Daihatsu Mira EV prototype in Japan – electric Perodua Axia planned for Malaysia?
After a recent meeting with Japanese auto parts supplier D-ACT, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz was in Kyoto to tour Daihatsu’s manufacturing plant. designed based on ESG (environmental, social and governance). ) agenda.
During his stay, discussions were held regarding Daihatsu’s long-term investment plans in Malaysia, especially in electric vehicles (EVs) as well as energy efficient vehicles (EEVs). As we all know, Daihatsu has a close relationship with Perodua here and the company has expressed its vision for electric vehicles with Electric Motion Online (EMO) concept launched last month.
However, the national car company has previously said that it will bring crossbreed to market first, although plans are already in place to begin laying the groundwork for localization of EV . components.
For now, Perodua has not said what type of EV is being planned for Malaysia, but an all-electric Axia is a possibility if an EV prototype presented to the MITI minister is anything to go by. Based on the photos posted on the minister’s Facebook page, we know the prototype is based on the second generation Daihatsu Mira e:WORRY.
Details are scarce but the car pictured here appears to be front-wheel drive, with the original KF-VE 658 cc naturally-aspirated three-cylinder petrol engine and CVT transmission replaced with a single-cylinder engine. electromechanical. The interior also looks pretty “normal”, with the only notable changes being a specific head unit that displays powertrain status and the revised instrument cluster.
Since the test bed is based on a car introduced in 2017, it can potentially be used to develop EV technologies that can be applied to future models built on the Global Architecture. New by Daihatsu (DNGA), designed with CASE (Connected, Mindful of Autonomous Driving, Sharing and Electrification). Axia currently uses this platform and we have seen DNGA models electrified as hybrid versions of the stone, Ativa And Toyota Forklift.
If you remember, Daihatsu previously showed off the Ayla EV Concept at GIIAS 2022. Ayla is basically the Indonesian brother to the Perodua Axia in Indonesia.
Built by Astra Daihatsu Motor at its R&D center in Indonesia, the Ayla EV Concept swaps the gearbox and Ayla’s usual 1.2-liter 3NR-VE four-cylinder engine (Ayla is available with 5MT or 4AT). , fuel tank and spare tire for an electric motor. powertrain system. The latter is a combination of a 60 kW (80 hp) electric motor and a 32 kWh EV battery.
By the way, use CarBase.my’s EV . road tax calculator, the Ayla EV will have a road tax price of RM44 a year based on its 60 kW motor. Relatively affordable compared to more powerful’kayangan‘ Electric Car.
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