Ridingon clean power

Ridingoncleanpower
Electric motorcyclesexpectedto hit the road soon
By ZUHRINAZAM AHMAD
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PETALINGJAYA:Electricmotorcyclesareexpected
to hit Malaysian
roadsasearlyasnextyearoncethe
law is in place.
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One manufacturer,
EclimoSdn ""'u'
Bhd,saidits appointedassembler :fr-;'.+Plg
NazaBikesSdn Bhd would only
begin manufacturingonce the
guidelinesfromthe RoadTransport
eer-;?*.*
(JPJ)
Department
areout.
"We needto knowJPJ'srequirements for electricmotorcyclesto
be allowedon the road,"saidits *{"t '. t'Pt$
CEOWooKokBoonyesterday.
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DatukSolah rit'JPJdirector-general
Mat Hassantold TheSfor that all lfdi4/djs ;
electricvehicles
couldnotberegisihL
lib
tereduntil the RoadTransportAct
1987is amended.
He siid electricvehiclesdid not
haveenginenumbersas required
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undertheAct.
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"That is why the law is being
amendedto exemptelectricvehicles.
"The Act is awaitingits second
readingin Parliament,"he said,
addingthat this will probablytake
placein the middleof nextmonth.
Woo saidknowingthe requirernentsbefore productionbegins
wouldsavetimeandmonev.
"Thiswill enableus to assembleGoing electric: ProjectcoordinatorGary Ooi is sitting on the 'Penan',the electricscooter producedby
a motorryclethat conformsto JPJ'S EclimoSdn Bhd,with two electricbicyclesby his side.
specifications,"
he said.
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Thecompanyplansto producea be pricedslightlyaboveRM10,000. said its factoryin Gurunhad the wouldbe thosewho usuallytravel
National motorcirclecompany capacityto assembleup to 500 within35kmto 40km.
li.thium battery-poweredscooteri
to be known as Penan,which it MotosikalDanEnjinNasionalSdn unitsper month.
Themotorcycle,
knownasCTRIC,
"Wehavereceiveda lot of enquir- will bepoweredby sealedleadacid
claimswill offera similarperform- Bhd (Modenas)also said it was
ance to a 725ccpetrol-powered readyto launchits electricmotor- ies from the public about the gelbatteryandcanhit a maximum
cyclewithin the newfew months. mgtorcycle,"he said.
priceis
motorrycle.
speed
of 11Okmh.
ltsselling
Modenas
CEO
Bastamam
Hamzah ni Bastaman
Woo expectedthe motorcycleto
saidthe targetmarket expectedto be belowRM5,000.
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