Kuala Lampur, Aug. 21 -- The charred remains of a two-storey terrace house in Alam Damai, Cheras, serve as a sobering wake-up call for Malaysia's rapidly growing electric vehicle community.

In the early hours of a quiet Sunday morning, a fire which was believed to have been sparked by an EV charging at the front porch destroyed the property, requiring the deployment of over twenty personnel from local Fire and Rescue stations to bring the blaze under control.

This is not an isolated incident, as fire department statistics reveal a concerning upward trend of fires involving hybrid and electric vehicles, particularly in Selangor.

As Malaysia accelerates towards its National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) goals, the rapid electrificatio...