Kuala Lumpur, 3 July 2024 - Hubject, the EV
interoperability market leader, has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd, the
wholly-owned subsidiary of clean energy solutions provider Gentari
Sdn Bhd (Gentari), to connect Gentari’s network of electric
vehicle (EV) chargers to Hubject’s eRoaming platform,
allowing EV drivers to seamlessly charge at an expanded network of
charging points across the region.
The
collaboration marks a milestone towards the longer-term aim of
enhancing the accessibility and reliability of the EV charging
infrastructure in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia. This
advancement will be significantly boosted once Gentari's
charging points are certified for Hubject’s Plug&Charge
via the Gentari Go app, which allows EV drivers to pull up, plug
in and start charging without having to use a mobile app or RFID
card. Gentari is already in conversation with OEMs to enable
Plug&Charge capabilities for their vehicles, further advancing
this seamless charging experience.
Hubject Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Christian Hahn said,
"We are delighted to partner with Gentari. Based on
Gentari's strength in the renewable energy sector, the
adoption of EVs will be further supported as renewable energies
and electric vehicles are providing the highest level of value,
like the collaboration between Gentari and Hubject. This will help
to establish Gentari as a new EV mobility champion in Southeast
Asia. It's exactly this kind of collaboration that will scale
up the switch to sustainable mobility."
Gentari
is accelerating the shift to sustainable transportation by
building a vast network of EV charging stations, addressing range
anxiety, and promoting fast, accessible charging. By integrating
renewable energy and leveraging Hubject's expertise in
simplifying the charging of EVs, Gentari aims to ensure
convenience and encourage more drivers across Southeast Asia to
switch from fossil fuel cars to green mobility.
Shah Yang Razalli, Deputy CEO of Gentari and CEO of Gentari Green
Mobility added: "We are committed to advancing the transition
to sustainable transportation by empowering greater range
confidence and ensuring safety, reliability, convenience and value
for customers. In line with our vision to become Asia
Pacific’s leading green mobility solutions partner, for
individuals as well as businesses, this partnership with Hubject
will be a key booster towards the seamless integration of EVs into
daily transportation options.”
Gentari
currently operates the largest direct current (DC) charging
network in Malaysia, with over 120 DC charging points (CP) from
more than 400 CPs in the country. Through its clean energy
platform, Gentari Go, Gentari enables access to over 2,400
chargers across Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand via an EV roaming
network. This collaboration with Hubject, set to achieve one
million networked charge points globally by 2024, is part of
Gentari's strategic aim to streamline the EV charging
experience in Southeast Asia with Hubject's connectivity
technology.