INTERACTIVE: How Malaysia is spreading out its EV charging network

The EV cars were charging at the charging station in the Hyundai Ara Damansara showroom. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Petrol stations, hypermarkets, grocery shops and shopping malls will be housing more than half of the country’s existing and proposed electric vehicle (EV) public charging stations.

Data from the Malaysia Electric Vehicle Charging Network (MEVnet) dashboard shows that 1,001 or 24.9% of the 4,025 EV charging stations are at petrol stations.