Challenges and Opportunities for Electric Car Adoption in Jakarta: Insights from GIIAS Auto Show 2023

Challenges and Opportunities for Electric Car Adoption in Jakarta: Insights from GIIAS Auto Show 2023

Jakarta – The government encourages production and sales electric car one of which is through the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) automotive exhibition which will be held August 10-20 2023 at ICE BSD, Tangerang. However, this event is considered not to have attracted many electric car buyers. Reuters in the article ‘As Indonesia Pushes … Read more

Electric Vehicle Charging Service Fees in Jakarta: Fast Charging and Ultrafast Charging Costs Explained

Electric Vehicle Charging Service Fees in Jakarta: Fast Charging and Ultrafast Charging Costs Explained

Jakarta – Electric vehicle owner charging at a public electric vehicle charging station (SPKLU) for technology fast charging and ultrafast charging service fee is charged. This is stated in the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree (Kepmen) Number 182.K/Tl.04/MEM.S/2023 concerning Electricity Charging Service Fees at Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. Service fee fast charging … Read more

Rules and Regulations for Electric Bicycles in Jakarta

Rules and Regulations for Electric Bicycles in Jakarta

Jakarta – Recently, there has been an uproar over the phenomenon of children riding electric bicycles and some have even been hit by a boxcar to death. Actually, what are the rules for electric bicycles? Electric bicycles have recently become a trend among children. Several times seen on the streets, electric bicycles are being ridden … Read more

Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Incentives in Jakarta

Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Incentives in Jakarta

Jakarta – Incentives electric vehicle will be evaluated due to lack of enthusiasts. According to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif the evaluation process will be carried out next Monday (31/7/2023). “So we will definitely discuss that again, Monday we will discuss it again,” Arifin said at the Opening Degree of the … Read more

Hyundai Motors Indonesia Launches Hyundai Ioniq 5 Electric Car and Announces Plans for Cheaper Electric Car

Hyundai Motors Indonesia Launches Hyundai Ioniq 5 Electric Car and Announces Plans for Cheaper Electric Car

Jakarta – Hyundai Motors Indonesia (HMID) has launched the Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric car in Indonesia. Going forward, Hyundai said it would launch a cheaper electric car. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been produced domestically in Indonesia, to be precise at the Hyundai factory in Cikarang, West Java. Therefore, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 has received … Read more

Tresa Motors Launches V0.1, the First Electric Truck in India and Beyond

Tresa Motors Launches V0.1, the First Electric Truck in India and Beyond

Jakarta – An electric vehicle manufacturer from India, Tresa Motors, launched its first electric truck called V0.1. The shape of this truck is quite strange, with an all-box style, then there is a kind of depression in the front fascia. Quoted from indianautosblog, this truck is built on the Axial Flux Motor Platform, FLUX350. This … Read more

Exploring the Challenge of Expensive Electric Vehicle Batteries in Jakarta and Indonesia

Exploring the Challenge of Expensive Electric Vehicle Batteries in Jakarta and Indonesia

Jakarta – Electric vehicle batteries are still a problem, considering the high price of electric vehicle batteries being offered makes the price of electric vehicles also increase. The high cost of electric vehicle batteries is of course caused by the expensive material of the battery in the form of lithium-ion. In addition, according to Presidential … Read more

“Indonesian Government Promotes Electric Vehicle Market Potential to China”

“Indonesian Government Promotes Electric Vehicle Market Potential to China”

Jakarta – Representatives of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment introduced Indonesia’s market potential in the industry electric vehicle to a number of countries. One of them is China. Deputy for Infrastructure and Transportation Coordination Rachmat Kaimuddin said one of his visits to China included visiting an automotive factory. During the visit, the … Read more

“Thailand Emerges as Competitor for Electric Vehicle Production, Says Indonesian Deputy Deputy for Coordinating Infrastructure and Transportation”

“Thailand Emerges as Competitor for Electric Vehicle Production, Says Indonesian Deputy Deputy for Coordinating Infrastructure and Transportation”

Jakarta – Deputy for Coordinating Infrastructure and Transportation at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment Rachmat Kaimuddin said Thailand is Indonesia’s competitor in producing electric vehicles. Currently, several manufacturers have entered Thailand, for example electric vehicles from China, BYD. “There is another Horizon brand, Mitsubishi wants to enter, frankly, there is one more … Read more

“KB Bukopin and Indika Energy Collaborate to Develop Electric Vehicle Ecosystem in Indonesia”

“KB Bukopin and Indika Energy Collaborate to Develop Electric Vehicle Ecosystem in Indonesia”

Jakarta – PT Bank KB Bukopin Tbk and PT Indika Energy are collaborating in the development of the electric vehicles (EV) ecosystem in Indonesia. KB Bukopin Main Director Woo Yeul Lee said this collaboration aims to support Indonesia in encouraging sustainable transportation and to further enhance the country’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint through … Read more