Tesla EV charging network in Malaysia is about to expand again very soon with the addition of Gamuda Cove in Kuala Langat to the list. While the site is not yet live, it is a sight to behold as there are 24 charging bays waiting to serve Tesla users over there soon.
Interesting mix of Supercharger and Destination Charger
Located in the parking lot between Gamuda Cove’s Starbucks Drive-Thru branch and RUD Karting, this is the largest Tesla charging site in Malaysia to date. The new site is essentially a manifestation of the deal that Gamuda signed with Tesla Malaysia last year.
Out of the 24 charging bays, only 6 of them feature Superchargers while the other 18 bays have been equipped with Destination Chargers. As a comparison, below is the breakdown of other Tesla charging sites in Malaysia so far:
- Pavilion Bukit Jalil: 6 Superchargers, 2 Destination Chargers
- Tesla Service Centre Cyberjaya: 4 Superchargers, 4 Destination Chargers
- Sunway Big Box Iskandar Puteri Johor: 4 Superchargers, 3 Destination Chargers
- Freeport A’Famosa Outlet Melaka: 4 Superchargers, 1 Destination Charger
- Pavilion KL: 8 Superchargers
- Sunway Pyramid: 4 Superchargers
- The Ship Campus Penang: 8 Destination Chargers
- Sunway Velocity Mall KL: 6 Destination Chargers
- Sunway Putra Mall KL: 6 Destination Chargers
- Pavilion Damansara Heights: 5 Destination Chargers
- All Seasons Place Penang: 4 Destination Chargers
With the addition of Gamuda Cove, there is now a total of 93 charging bays in 12 locations throughout Peninsular Malaysia exclusively for Tesla owners. From this figure, there are currently 57 Destination Chargers together with 36 Superchargers.
Tesla has covered more than 50% of the government’s Supercharger requirements
The Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz has previously said Tesla is required to install at least 50 Superchargers within 3 years of setting up its operation in Malaysia. At the moment, the company has surpassed more than half of the requirements.
However, the government has also asked Tesla to open up at least 30% of Superchargers in Malaysia to non-Tesla EVs. This is something that the company has not implemented so far and we have yet to see any indication that it will take place anytime soon.
