Auto Bavaria launches a new EV charging facility for MINI EVs

KUALA LUMPUR: Electric vehicles are becoming popular in Malaysia, leading to the rise in demand for EV charging stations. In response to this demand, the largest authorised dealer of premium car brands BMW, BMW Motorrad, and MINI in the northern region of the country, Auto Bavaria, has introduced the first electric vehicle charging facility for the brand MINI.

Let’s know the key details of the new MINI charging facility in the town - 

• Now open to the public, the charging facility is located on level six of Gurney Plaza Penang 
• It houses three units of the MINI Gen 3 Wallbox offering scalable charging power of up to 22kW, which can charge both fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles
• The charging process is completely hassle-free as one just needs to plug in the connector to kickstart the charging
• The operational hours of the charging bays are from 10 am to 10 pm daily

Upon introducing the new charging facility, Vi Thim Juan, Managing Director, Sime Darby Auto Bavaria said, “In 2022, the MINI Electric accounted for over 30% of the MINI models delivered by Auto Bavaria Penang, demonstrating a growing demand for Electric Vehicles in these parts of Malaysia. The new facilities for charging MINI vehicles at Gurney Plaza aims to support this growing demand for electric vehicles as well as offer more access to public charging in the northern states.”

“Gurney Plaza is the ideal location for our charging facility as it is a popular mall strategically located in the heart of Penang, making the location convenient for EV owners to charge their vehicles while they are out and about shopping at the mall,” he added.

Peter Chan, General Manager, Mall Management, CapitaLand Investment said, “As a responsible company, CapitaLand is committed to operating our malls in a sustainable manner. We believe that the provision of more charging stations is key to greater adoption of EVs. This will then help in reducing carbon emissions. There are currently 4 EV charging stations in total including three from MINI.”

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