KUALA LUMPUR: Setel app's latest feature will allow electric vehicles (EV) users locate their preferred charging station.
This includes the type of charger and subsequently activate the charger via the app from within the comfort of their EVs.
Payments are then deducted from the Setel Wallet and simultaneously users earn Mesra points with every transaction.
"The offering of EV charging within the Setel ecosystem allows us to bring sustainability into focus. In support of the global efforts towards decarbonising road transport it is both a product of listening to our customers and part of our long-term plan to continuously innovate for inclusive mobility.
"Driven by the rising adoption of EVs in Malaysia, we aim to make public charging infrastructure more accessible and enable convenient charging for EV users - replicating the seamless refuelling experience Setel currently offers to all motorists," said Setel chief executive officer Mazlin Erawati Ab Manan.
EV users can use the Setel app to charge their EVs at five pilot locations in its first phase: Lotus's Tesco Kepong, EV Connection Workshop in Petaling Jaya, Carsome PJ Automall, Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort in Penang as well as at ACO Group's headquarters in Johor Bahru. More locations to be rolled out progressively.
Setel has partnered JomCharge as the first provider with plans to bring aboard more providers in the near future including Energise by Petronas.
