KL Electric to invest RM1.5bil for vehicle charging stations

KUALA LUMPUR: KL Electric Mobility Sdn Bhd, a unit of US-based Masers Energy Inc, is investing RM1.5bil to set up 3,000 charging stations for zero emission vehicles within Kuala Lumpur over the next two years. 

The project, called "KL Electric A-gogo," which was inked with Kuala Lumpur City Hall, will also involve the setting up of a zero-emissions car sharing service. 

KL Electric Mobility chairman and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Suhaimi Abdul Rahman said the stations will be rolled out from next month.