Gentari has quietly turned its Gentari Go app into something closer to an EV “meta-app”, with the 2.0 update focused on tying rival charging networks together as much as polishing Gentari’s own map.
Instead of dropping users into a generic dashboard, the refreshed app opens with a list of nearby charge points and lets you pare that down with a couple of taps: DC fast chargers, AutoCharge sites and locations where Gentari Power Pass members still get 50% off.
Scroll further and you see destination chargers at malls plus Petronas stations flagged as quick top-up spots, which mirrors how most Malaysian EV owners actually charge day to day.
The bigger change sits behind the map.
Gentari Go 2.0 now layers in roaming partners such as JomCharge, ChargEV, Carput Zap and DC Handal, with Gentari claiming access to more than 9,000 charge points via 27 charge point operators and seven e-mobility providers across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and India.
In practice, that means a single app can now see a large chunk of the public network instead of forcing drivers to flip between several maps on a long trip.
Not every session is created equal, though: some roaming partners, including DC Handal and Carput Zap, attract a small fee when activated via Gentari Go, while others like JomCharge and ChargEV do not.
On the incentives side, the underlying Gentari Rewards scheme is unchanged: one point per ringgit spent, with RM10, RM20 or RM50 charging rebates available for 100, 200 or 500 points respectively.
What is new is the push into lifestyle deals.
Current offers include 50% off Regal Valet car care and RM10 vouchers for Baskin Robbins, Big Apple, ZUS Coffee, Juice Works, Krispy Kreme, Tealive, Häagen-Dazs and Boost Juice, all claimable within the app.
To get existing users over the line, Gentari is dangling a one-time 10% discount on the next charging session – roaming included – for anyone who updates, valid until Nov 23.
Support and telemetry have been nudged to match real-world usage. The customer care line now runs from 7am until midnight daily, and iPhone users can track a session via Live Activities on the lock screen or the Dynamic Island without reopening the app.
Gentari Go 2.0 is available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Whether it genuinely fixes charger crowding, out-of-order bays and patchy roaming is another question, but as a single pane of glass over multiple networks, it moves Malaysia’s EV charging experience a step away from the current app-juggling act.
