News & Reviews:   micro-mobility vehicles

The Transport Ministry (MOT) has announced that the guidelines on the Micromobility Vehicle Route Plan have been finalised. Its Deputy Minister, Datuk Hasbi Habibollah said that the plan details the development and design of routes for micromobility vehicles such as e-scooters, mopeds, personal mobility devices (PMD) and personal mobility aids (PMA) and others.

Beam, Asia-Pacific’s largest and fastest growing shared micro-mobility company today launched a new campaign that seeks to educate Malaysians on alternative, convenient and more sustainable modes of transport. Called ‘Drive Something New Today’, the company is looking to demonstrate the key role that its shared e-scooter services play in solving the everyday issue of completing first and last mile journeys when using public transport.

Malaysia will be imposing a new guideline on the use of micro-mobility vehicles on the road in the near future, with the gritty details currently in the works by the Transport Ministry (MOT) and other relevant entities. In fact, the Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia) has today revealed that it it will present a proposed guideline to MOT soon, with one of the proposals being a speed limit cap of 25km/h.

Today, the Ministry of Transport Malaysia just released a statement about the usage of micro-mobility vehicles. It appears that certain micro-mobility vehicles such as electric scooters are already banned on the road.