Fine Print On Perodua’s EV: No E-Hailing And Deliveries, Mandatory Resale Platform, Remote Kill Switch
While the battery rental model was known at launch, specific terms are now drawing scrutiny: the car doesn’t include a battery, which must be rented at RM297 monthly for nine years totaling RM32,076.
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Malaysia’s first homegrown electric vehicle, the Perodua QV-E, priced at RM80,000, doesn’t actually come with a battery – you have to rent it for nine years at RM297 a month.
Miss two monthly payments, and the car won’t start; miss three, and Perodua will track down your vehicle and repossess the battery.
When Perodua launched the QV-E, the battery rental model was framed as innovative, but now that buyers are digging into lease agreements, details are surfacing on social media: the remote kill switch, GPS tracking, the ban on e-hailing, delivery or commercial use and mandatory resale only through Perodua’s platform.
The QV-E operates on a Battery-as-Service system – you buy the device but rent the power source.
The 52.5kW Lithium Iron Phosphate battery costs RM297 per month, including tax, for a total of RM32,076 over nine years – nearly half the car’s purchase price.
Buyers must also pay RM891 upfront as a three-month advance before driving off.
What Happens When You Can’t Pay
Fall two months behind on payments and Perodua remotely deactivates your engine; hit month three and the lease terminates, giving the company 14 days to retrieve the battery via GPS tracking while a one per cent annual penalty accumulates until recovery.
Use the car for e-hailing or delivery services, and both warranty and lease are voided, effectively barring gig workers from the national EV.
You can’t sell the QV-E privately – all resales must go through Perodua’s official platform, or you risk breaching the lease, which also terminates if the car is totalled, stolen, bank-repossessed, or if a deceased owner’s heirs miss four consecutive payments.
Proton batt 8y, rosak ±RM30k. Perodua sewa batt, 10y rosak pun free je. Last² sama je. EV tak ngam utk B40/M40. Dan aku tetap rasa Perodua tak perlu pun buat EV. Biar je abg besar Toyota buat, pastu rebadge cambiasa. Design QV-E ni letak kat next Myvi / model lain. Bapak hensem. https://t.co/dzv3REpXyf
— BOSSMAN (@Muceddd) December 3, 2025
If the battery health drops below 70 per cent within 9 years, Perodua will replace it free of charge, provided you’re up to date on payments.
But strip away the drama, and the QV-E is a legitimate Malaysian-made EV, with batteries from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) and development support from Austrian consultancy Magna Steyr.
It’s practical for urban use, though longer journeys require careful planning – much like managing a smartphone’s battery life, except this one costs RM80,000, can be remotely disabled, GPS-tracked, and you definitely can’t use it to deliver food.
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