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At the end of April 2019, Indonesian-made electric motor, Gesits will begin to be produced for the community. The Gesits electric motor is predicted to become the first electric motorbike made by the nation's children. Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Mohamad Nasir said that 5,000 motorcycles will be produced. Every month, 5,000 electric motors are produced. Production capacity in one year is around 60 thousand electric motors. To support the need for an electric motor, namely an electric motor fueling station, his side as collaborated with Pertamina and State Electric Company (PLN) to prepare the facility. The charging time of the Gesits motor takes 3 hours. This environmentally friendly electric motor is the result of collaboration between PT Technologies Indo (GTI) and the Ten November Institute of Technology, Surabaya. In the grand gathering of Indonesian startups at the Indonesia Startup Summit (ISS) 2019 at JI Expo, Kemayoran Jakarta, Gesits becomes one of the five most inspiring works. In the meantime, the marketing focus is in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi because it is considered the most prepared for the fuel filling station. The nimble electric motorbike is priced at around Rp20 million. Besides being environmentally friendly, this electric motor is also more economical. Gesits electric motorbikes will be on display at the 2019 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) and will be opened April 25, 2019. Minister Nasir said, this motorbike will be mass produced in April and ready to be marketed in May 2019.