Perodua has announced that it is increasing the number of sales outlets that can collect bookings for its QV-E electric vehicle, expanding it from the nine locations originally indicated at point of launch to 34 across the peninsular. This comes after the automaker received healthy interest from potential customers about the EV, which was launched on December 1, prompting it to increase the number of locations for customers to book a test drive and make a reservation for the car. Initially, the list of nine authorised outlets consisted of Perodua Sentral (PJ), Glenmarie and Putrajaya in the Klang Valley; Juru (Penang), Ipoh (Jalan Lahat), Senawang (N9) and Johor Bahru (Jalan Tampoi) on the West Coast and Kota Bharu (Batu 4, Jalan Kuala Krai) and Kuantan on the East Coast. The expanded list of locations are as indicated in the panels below. According to Perodua president and CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad, the company is also including manual bookings for the QV-E to simplify the process for customers. “Originally, we requested our customers to make their booking through our super-app, P Circle, but some of our customers asked to include the normal option of booking collection,” he said. He added that the brand has come up with an infographic to simplify the communication about the terms and conditions for its battery leasing programme. As previously highlighted, the Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) charges a RM275 subscription (all-in and final monthly price) fee per month for 108 months (nine years), the price being capped to ensure customers are protected from future price hikes. The electric battery will be wholly maintained by Perodua as part of the package, and the automaker will also provide the administration assistance in transferring the BaaS subscription to a new owner, should the current owner wish to sell the QV-E, with its Pre-Owned Vehicle Department helping to de-list the original owner’s name from the subscription programme and register the new owner. The company added that the 108-payment requirement is also transferable, meaning if the current owner has already paid 50 months for the plan, then the new owner only needs to continue the 58 months remaining under the same plan. Here’s a more detailed look at Perodua’s BaaS programme. GALLERY: Perodua QV-E Compare prices between different insurer providers to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services. Many payment method supported and you can pay with instalment using Grab PayLater or Shopee SPayLater.