JOHOR BAHRU, April 22 -- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) have entered into a strategic collaboration to strengthen human capital and drive research in electric vehicle (xEV) technology, in addressing the challenges of the country's green mobility agenda.

The collaboration was formalised through the exchange of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) document yesterday, signed by UTM vice-chancellor Professor Dr Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim and Perodua president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad.

UTM, in a statement, said the partnership will see the implementation of the xEV Perodua-UTM Engineering Programme, serving as a catalyst for a new phase in the development of the na...