Electric vehicle registrations in Malaysia rose 89.9% year on year in June 2026, while the combined share held by EVs and petrol hybrids reached 16.3% of all vehicle registrations.
For this comparison, electrified vehicles comprise battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and petrol hybrids.
Figures from the Road Transport Department (JPJ), published through data.gov.my, recorded 6,215 EV registrations during the month. That compares with 3,272 units in June 2025.
Petrol hybrids grew faster. Registrations climbed from 2,069 to 5,646 units, an increase of 172.9%.
Put together, the two electrified categories accounted for 11,861 of the 72,943 vehicles registered in June. That works out to about one in every six registrations.
The same categories contributed 5,341 registrations a year earlier, when their combined share stood at 9.1%. Electrified registrations therefore more than doubled within 12 months, rising 122%.
The broader car market grew as well: total registrations rose 23.9% year-on-year to 72,943 units, up from 58,858, although that pace was well below the growth recorded by EVs and hybrids.
Petrol-only models still made up roughly four in five registrations, at 58,166 units. Green diesel accounted for 2,824 registrations, while conventional diesel recorded only 92.
In June, for every 100 EVs registered, there were about 91 petrol hybrids, leaving the two categories far closer in volume than their public profiles might imply.
The first-half figures widen the gap with the overall market. January-to-June EV registrations reached 31,738 units, an 85.1% jump from 17,143 a year earlier.
Total vehicle registrations, meanwhile, rose only 3.2% to 409,310 units.
The figures reflect vehicles registered for road use, not vehicles sold, ordered or imported. Registration dates may also differ from purchase dates.
