According to an infographic posted by Malaysia Zero Emission Vehicle Association (MyZEVA) citing data.gov.my, Kuala Lumpur and Penang are two states that have already surpassed their national electric vehicle (EV) charging deployment targets as of March 2026.
The targets set for these states are 1,050 chargers for Kuala Lumpur and 600 chargers for Penang. Of the two, the federal territory leads the way with an impressive 160%, while the island state is at 105%. Meanwhile, states that have crossed 50% include Johor (55%), Pahang (52%) and Sarawak (52%).
Selangor, which has a target of 4,000 chargers (the highest among all states), is currently sitting at 46%. Perak is also at 46% but its target is much lower at 500 chargers.
As for the remaining states, they mostly have targets in the hundreds, including Negeri Sembilan (35%, 300 charger target), Melaka (30%, 350), Kedah (26%, 400), Terengganu (20%, 300) and Kelantan (13%, 250). Under 10%, we have Sabah at 9% (350 charger target), while Perlis is at just 4% with the lowest target compared to all other states at just 50 chargers.
If you add all the targets by state, you’ll arrive at 10,000 chargers, which is the national target set by the ministry of investment, trade and industry (MITI). Referring to a report from December last year, the energy commission (ST) revealed it had issued licences to 5,360 public EV chargers as of November 31, 2025.
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