Perusahaan Otomobil Elektrik (Malaysia)
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Perusahaan Otomobil Elektrik (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (POEM) (lit. Electric Automobile Company (Malaysia)) is the name of a defunct Malaysian company that produced small electric vehicles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. POEM was established in 1996 as a joint venture between Tenaga Nasional and Frazer-Nash Research. The first POEM vehicle, the Eleksuria was touted as Malaysia's first electric vehicle upon its launch in December 1997.[3]
Industry | Automotive |
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Founded | November 1996; 27 years ago (November 1996) |
Founder | Mahathir Mohamad Kamal Siddiqi |
Defunct | mid-2000s |
Headquarters | Kajang, Malaysia |
Key people | Ahmad Tajuddin Ali (Chairman)[1] Azlan Robert (GM)[2] |
Products | Electric vehicles |
Parent | Tenaga Nasional Frazer-Nash Research |
POEM electric vehicles were most notably used as personnel transporters during the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2000 Summer Olympics. POEM had aspired to mass produce small electric vehicles for primarily business customers in domestic and export markets. Although prospects were reportedly positive, the joint venture quickly broke down and POEM quietly faded into obscurity by the mid-2000s.