/data/photo/2021/04/17/607ab8da5cb97.jpg "DFSK Calls the Reasons Electric Vehicles in Indonesia Are Not Developing")
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Since 2019, the government has issued regulations to support the acceleration of vehicle electrification in Indonesia. Two years running, DFSK said there were no significant developments.
However, PT Sokonindo Automobile, DFSK producer in Indonesia, recently launched Gelora E. Car commercial electricity is presented at Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2021.
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Alexander Barus, CEO of Sokonindo Automobile, said that since Presidential Regulation No. 55 of 2019 was issued, it is hoped that it will boom electric vehicle. However, the facts are not very developed.
“Why is it not developing? Because there are technical problems. One, regarding charging. This country must make a standard charger. So, it can be plugged in everywhere,” Alexander told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Gelora E recently.
Second, according to Alexander, if the price car Electricity is more expensive than gasoline engines, so for the time being people will buy gasoline engines. This is because they are used to it and the fuel price is still competitive.
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“We are still importing Gelora E on a CBU basis. We think that PP No. 55 of 2019 will give us zero percent import duty. However, it turns out that the import duty is still 40 percent,” said Alexander.
Alexander added that DFSK should be given a grace period of 2 years with zero percent. In order to form an ecosystem and form a carrying culture electric car.
DFSK began to open orders for the Gelora E electric car-
“Or give us a quantity, for 10,000 units it can be zero percent. So, the selling price can be cheap. If it is said that electric vehicles are not developing, yes it is not, because conditions are like this. The government must provide meaningful incentives, not just issue PPs, “said Alexander.
According to him, the population of electric cars in Indonesia is still very small, even though there are many like Tesla. Gelora E was also issued so that the lower middle class could enjoy it, not just Tesla’s class.
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