The outcome of this study contributes a better understanding in extending green technologies
in the automotives sectors and examined the rationales for accepting or rejecting electric
vehicle usage by the public. The model developed in this study was able to explain 47.7% of
the variance in public intention to use electric vehicle in Malaysia. Appropriate interventions
can be undertaken to expedite the growth of the usage of energy efficient vehicles to tackle
the dependency on fossil fuel and to reduce the emissions within the automotive sector in
Malaysia. This outcome may be used as a baseline for further research to validate and develop
a better model to explain intention to use electric vehicles in Malaysia. It is hoped that this
study gives a preliminary insight and perspective on the Malaysian consumer on the acceptance
of electric vehicles.