You may have heard of Durian Works, a small design
startup that we previously featured on this site. Not content with virtually
modifying the Perodua Myvi, the designers have now whipped up an electric
version of Malaysia’s most popular small car, aptly called Myv-E.
Dressed in white, the car shown in the renders wears
a number of typical electric vehicle styling features, including a blanked-off
grille, blue badging, blue-tinted LED headlights and aerodynamic faired wheels.
Although an EV requires very little cooling, there’s now a huge lower grille
with purple accent lighting.
At the back, the Myv-E’s rear windscreen now extends
down to the Perodua badge, while the LED tail lights have also been redesigned
with a sleeker trapezoidal shape and revised internal graphics. The fake vents
on the corners of the rear bumper has been retained, but the rear number plate
recess has been removed, and blue lighting now adorns the B-pillars, doors and
rear spoiler to denote its zero-emissions status.
Don’t hold your breath for an actual all-electric
Myvi, however – last year, The Star reported that Perodua has no immediate
plans to change from petrol to electrons, due to a lack of charging
infrastructure and the relative unavailability of lithium-ion batteries in
Malaysia. Its partner Daihatsu doesn’t make electric cars, either, preferring
to stick to petrol power only in its home market in Japan (save for its hybrid
Mebius and Altis models, which are rebadged versions of the Toyota Prius v and
Camry Hybrid respectively).
