Yinson GreenTech, the green technologies division of Yinson, through its joint venture company Green EV Charge, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GoCar to provide charging infrastructure facilities and solutions, along with customer care services to GoCar users.

Green EV Charge is a joint venture between Yinson Green Technologies and GreenTech Malaysia Alliances Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary under the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation, a government agency under the purview of the Ministry of Environment & Water (KASA). The joint venture is tasked to roll out the commercialisation, operation and maintenance of  charging infrastructure in Malaysia through chargEV.

Under the agreement, Green EV Charge will provide access to chargEV’s charging infrastructure to GoCar’s fleet of EVs through chargEV’s mobile app, allowing GoCar users to conveniently locate and use more than 400 readily available chargEV chargers in Malaysia. GoCar users will also be able to charge their EV and monitor the charging status via the app, plus benefit from chargEV’s comprehensive customer care services. In the longer term, both parties will work towards integrating respective technologies to deliver a seamless experience for GoCar users.

Yinson Executive Vice President of Technology and New Ventures Eirik Barclay said, “This partnership encapsulates both parties’ joint commitment to work together to expand our complementing solutions. It marks another exciting step towards our shared goal of ultimately accelerating the electrification of the marine, mobility and energy ecosystem in Malaysia in line with the country’s aim to become a carbon neutral nation by 2050.”

Yinson GreenTech Senior Vice President Electromobility, Ruslin Tamsir said, “As the leading EV charging infrastructure provider in Malaysia, chargEV is excited to partner with GoCar, which is one of the country’s fastest growing on-demand vehicle sharing platforms. We believe that chargEV’s new back-end system and mobile app, together with our rapidly expanding charging infrastructure network will be able to support the growth of GoCar’s network and user base. Working together, we believe we can position EVs an attractive and sustainable transport option in Malaysia.”

GoCar Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Wong Hoe Mun said, “We are excited about this partnership with Green EV Charge. Enhancing connectivity to chargEV will help improve the user experience of EV charging throughout Malaysia. We are proud to champion a smarter, greener way of commuting. GoEV has seen great success in making EVs affordable and accessible to the general public.

“The integration with chargEV will offer even more accessibility. Through our GoCar mobile app, any EV user, not just GoCar members will be able to seamlessly connect to both networks for their EV charging needs,” he added.