Beam E-Scooters Are Being Used Across 9 Malaysian Universities

March 29, 2023 Off By Naveen Victor

Beam’s e-scooters are noq being used on various universities’ campuses across Malaysia, which has been made possible through several partnerships. So far, they are available in 9 universities:

Universiti Sains Malaysia Penang (USM)
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Perak
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Terengganu
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sabah
International University of Malaya-Wales (IUMW)
EduCity Iskandar
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang

EduCity Iskandar, Asia’s first multi-campus education city, Beam e-scooters are being used at 9 different universities across its 305-acre campus to access the sports complex, social and co-working spaces, start-up incubation spaces, student accommodation buildingss and other locations.

The company says that more than 1,000 rides are being made across these Malaysian universities daily by residents, students and teachers. These e-scooters are seen as a convenient way to travel between faulty buildings, lecture halls, sports facilities and other related areas.

“We aim to reduce the consumption of space taken up by cars by having more e-scooters on the ground, and strategically placing them in places that are convenient and accessible. E-scooters take up way less parking space than cars, and that allows us to tackle the issue of limited car-park spaces within the campus.” said Justin Tiew, General Manager of Beam Mobility Malaysia.

Placed at convenient locations around said campuses, students can ride to-and-fro easily. This negates the need for private cars worry about finding parking spots. Use of the e-scooter is based on a pay-as-you-go rate of RM0.60 per minute, which may be seen as a cost-effective way of completing the first and last mile of a journey.

Beam believes that its e-scooters help bridge the gap between public transportation services and allow more commuters to use them instead of relying on private transport. The convenience that they offer, especially around campuses, will lower dependence on cars and in turn aid the reduction in overall carbon emissions.