Blueshark R1 Malaysia: Price and spec roundup

Earlier this week, Blueshark made its debut in Malaysia with the launch of the R1 electric scooter. The company is known for its swappable battery technology, and it has set up a small number of stations in the Klang Valley for owners to do so.

The bike itself is priced at RM7,190 for the R1 Lite and RM9,390 for the regular R1 (not including the battery rental, which costs RM79 a month). The more expensive model comes with extra features such as a 10.4-inch full-colour instrument display, Bluetooth connectivity, loudspeakers, a front dash cam, rear ultrasonic sensors and even a reverse camera.

There are no mechanical differences; all R1s get a single electric motor producing 5kW (6.7hp) and a healthy 201Nm of torque. As such, they will get from zero to 50km/h in 4.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 80km/h. The dual batteries, which have a battery capacity of 2.88kWh, provide a claimed NEDC range of 110km/h and can be charged to full in 3.5 hours.

The real beauty of the R1 is that you can simply head over to a BlueStation to swap your flat batteries for fully charged ones, but that will require a separate subscription that costs between RM59 to RM139 a month. There are also only four such stations at Petronas Batu Tiga, Seksyen 13 in Shah Alam, USJ 6 and Desa Mentari, although there are plans to grown the network exponentially in the near future. Watch the video below to know more.

Recent Posts

Malaysia’s largest DC charging hub is opening soon at Iskandar Puteri, Johor

DC Handal is expected to unveil what appears to be Malaysia's largest EV charging hub…

46 mins ago

Realme GT 7 Pro coming to Malaysia as first smartphone with Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, launching 18th November

Realme has debuted its latest flagship smartphone, the Realme GT 7 Pro in China, featuring…

1 hour ago

Malaysia to kill off NGVs in 2025 due to safety concerns

Malaysia will ban natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on 30 June 2025. Subsequently, no new natural…

3 hours ago

Is your iPhone 14 Plus having camera issues? Apple has a solution for you

Apple has launched a service program for the iPhone 14 Plus where certain units fail…

4 hours ago

U Family 128: U Mobile offers 1000GB shared data with 4 lines and free roaming for RM128/month

U Mobile has introduced its new U Family 128 offering, a new family plan which…

6 hours ago

PlayStation 5 Pro leaked – 16.7 TFLOPS GPU, 16GB GDDR6 dedicated VRAM, 2GB DDR5 system RAM

We are just three days away from the launch of the beefed-up PlayStation 5 Pro…

9 hours ago

This website uses cookies.