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Indonesia affirms its commitment to the use and development of battery-based electric vehicles. This commitment was realized by a Public Launching of Battery-Based Electric Motorized Vehicles last week.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has compiled an Energy Grand Strategy, with one of its programs being the use of Battery-Based Electric Motorized Vehicles. The road map to the program has also been supported by plans for the construction of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at 2,400 points, and Battery Exchange Stations at 10 thousand points by 2025. In addition, there is also an increase in electrical power in user households.
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif said that Indonesia has the potential to produce electric vehicles because the technology and components used are simpler than conventional ones. In addition, Indonesia has also the potential for domestic capacity to produce batteries, supported by the large potential of nickel mining as raw material for batteries.
The government and business actors are committed to providing around 19 thousand units of 4-wheeled electric vehicles and 750 thousand units of battery-based 2-wheelers by 2025. This has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 283 thousand tons of carbon dioxide and reduce the cost of imported fuel oil.
Most of the pollution in big cities, especially in Jakarta, is generated from the exhaust emissions of motorized vehicles passing through the streets. The Commission for the Elimination of Leaded Gasoline, in the first quarter of this year, claimed that 47 percent of air pollution in Jakarta was contributed by motor vehicles.
Intensive collaboration and interaction between the government and business actors will enable Indonesia to encourage the use of battery-based electric motorized vehicles. This will bring about an impact on the development of related industries, saving foreign exchange, increasing energy security, and reducing greenhouse gases.
