EPMB group chief executive officer Ahmad Razlan Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR: EP Manufacturing Bhd
’s (EPMB) wholly-owned subsidiary, EP Blueshark Sdn Bhd (EPSB) has signed a collaboration agreement with Grabcar Sdn Bhd (Grab) and Blueshark Ecosystem Sdn Bhd to form a working relationship and jointly explore business opportunities.
Under the agreement, EPSB will work with Grab and Blueshark to promote and champion green mobility and environment, social and governance (ESG) programs.
The agreement is focused on their delivery partners and for an initial collaboration to launch the Pilot Programme, where a total of 50 units of R1 EV motorcycles will be provided to selected Grab delivery partners, free of charge, for an experimental trial.
This pilot is to gather experiential data and study the feasibility of EV bikes in the food delivery segments.
EPMB said additional terms and particulars regarding this collaboration which were outlined in the
collaboration agreement are to remain confidential until the pilot programme is finalised.
EPMB group chief executive officer Ahmad Razlan Mohamed said collaborating with Grab gives EPMB and Blueshark access to an extensive user network belonging to one of the most visible brands in the gig economy today.
“It is also in line with one of our shared goals with Blueshark, which is to empower Malaysians with truly accessible mobility solutions.
“We are happy to work with Grab, which has been a pioneer in sustainable mobility. In May 2022, Grab committed to achieving carbon neutrality within its ecosystem by 2040 as part of its ESG goals for sustainable and inclusive growth.
“We believe this new collaboration will help accelerate Grab towards this objective, and look forward to a successful partnership,” he said.
