2009 Annual Report - ChartNexus
2009 Annual Report - ChartNexus
2009 Annual Report - ChartNexus
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Operations Review<br />
R&D – Towards Technology Advancements<br />
Electric Vehicle (EV)<br />
The automotive industry worldwide is going “green”. This trend has become more<br />
pronounced over recent years due to several factors including the growing public concern<br />
on safeguarding the environment. This has led to regulations by various Governments to<br />
curtail carbon emissions and skyrocketing fuel prices, as well as the global economic crisis<br />
that has fueled the need for more efficient, economical vehicles.<br />
In view of this, the Malaysian Government has also been pro-active in encouraging the<br />
development of alternative fuel vehicles including electric powered vehicles. In answering<br />
the Government’s call, PROTON’s R&D team, along with its counterparts in Lotus<br />
Engineering, United Kingdom, developed two EV prototypes during the year under review.<br />
The prototypes were based on two models: the Persona as a performance EV and the Saga<br />
as a city-practical EV.<br />
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PROTON has made in-roads in the development of ‘green’ vehicles.
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