If you want to drive an electric car, take the Porsche Taycan. If you'd rather be driven in one, book the BMW i7 with a chauffeur. That's EV rental in Malaysia at Grandpride: two fully electric cars, the Taycan at RM 3,900 a day and the i7 at RM 3,300 a day to drive yourself, each with 120 km a day and Basic Cover. The i7 also comes with a driver, from RM 600 an hour. For a day or two in the Klang Valley, you probably won't need to charge either.
| Porsche Taycan | BMW i7 | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Four-door electric sports saloon | Electric luxury limousine |
| Drive it yourself | RM 3,900 a day | RM 3,300 a day |
| With a chauffeur | Not offered | From RM 600 an hour |
| KLIA with a chauffeur | Not offered | RM 2,300 flat, one way |
| Best for | Driving | Being driven, or a calm drive yourself |
Mileage works the same as on any other car: the 120 km is distance, not charge. Protection upgrades, extra mileage and a toll card go on the bill only if you pick them, and either car can be delivered in the Klang Valley or collected from the Petaling Jaya showroom.
The Taycan, if you're driving
The Porsche Taycan was Porsche's first fully electric car, a low four-door built on an 800-volt system that lets it take very fast charging from a powerful enough charger. It's quick and precise in the steering, and almost silent at speed.
Range depends on the version and year. On Porsche's official WLTP figures, earlier cars run from roughly 330 to 460 km and the latest go past 590 km. Expressway speeds with the air-conditioning on will give you less. Ask at handover what the car shows when fully charged and plan from that. The rest of the Porsches, Macan to 911, are in our Porsche rental guide.
The i7, if you'd rather sit in the back
The BMW i7 is the first fully electric 7 Series. Ours is a white 2023 car. At launch BMW quoted a WLTP range of roughly 580 to 610 km, which is several days of driving round Kuala Lumpur.
It's also one of the six cars in Grandpride's chauffeur fleet, and that's where it makes the most sense. With a driver it's from RM 600 an hour for 3 to 23 hours, RM 2,300 flat to KLIA or KLIA 2, or RM 3,500 flat to Genting Highlands. Five seats, two large suitcases. The cabin is very quiet, which suits someone taking calls or resting between meetings, and charging is the chauffeur's problem, not yours. Book it on the BMW i7 chauffeur page; online chauffeur bookings need at least two days' notice. Executive car rental in Kuala Lumpur compares it with the S-Class and the 740Li.
Charging in Kuala Lumpur
Return the car the same day or the next, stay in the Klang Valley, and you may never plug in. On a longer rental:
- Where you're staying is easiest, if your hotel, condo or office car park has a charger. Ask before you arrive; some are for residents or guests only.
- Several large KL malls have public chargers in their car parks. Slower AC points suit a long lunch or a film; DC points, where there are any, are quicker.
- DC fast chargers are the quick ones, and the Taycan charges fastest on the most powerful units. Most networks in Malaysia need their own app to start and pay, so download it before you need it.
Settle the practical details before you drive off CHECK: the charge level an EV should be returned at, whether a charging cable comes with the car, and which plug type each car uses. With a petrol car you return it at the fuel level you collected it at; ask how the equivalent works for an EV on your booking. EV charging in Malaysia goes into the networks in more detail.
Longer trips
An EV uses more energy on the expressway than in town, because speed costs range in a way stop-start traffic doesn't. Hills take energy on the way up and give some back through regenerative braking on the way down.
The main expressway has become much easier for electric cars. PLUS reported in 2025 that it had DC fast chargers at rest and service areas and petrol stations along the North–South Expressway and the LPT2 on the east coast, roughly every 100 km. A day trip from KL to Melaka is straightforward in either car. Plan your first stop from the charge you noted at handover, not the brochure figure, and charge before the battery gets low, so a busy charger is a wait rather than a problem. A long trip still uses kilometres, so add +50 km, +100 km or unlimited mileage when you book. Anywhere in Peninsular Malaysia is fine; the car doesn't leave it.
If you're thinking about living with an EV for months rather than days, EV subscription in Malaysia explains how a monthly arrangement works.
Kalau anda cari harga sewa kereta elektrik: Porsche Taycan RM 3,900 sehari dan BMW i7 RM 3,300 sehari, termasuk 120 km sehari dan Basic Cover.
