Jakarta –
President Director of PT PLN (Persero) Darmawan Prasodjo revealed, the use of electric machine easier than electric motors. Because electric cars can cover a distance of 360 km once fully charged.
Unlike the electric motor which once only filled a distance of about 60km.
“Electric cars are really easier to use, because once I load 360km in the office, 20km, 40km back and forth, driving about 70km, it’s safe. So I load it at night and get 30% discount.” , stated in the “Treading the National Electric Vehicle Utilization Road Map” event, Tuesday (11/10/2022).
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“Well, for intercity travel we have to map where we will go.load. But for commuting every day is not a problem“He continued.
Darman continued, most of the users electric vehicle I also prefer to charge the recharge at home. Only a few choose to fill up at the Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station (SPKLU).
Meanwhile, electric motors are a challenge because once charged they only cover a distance of around 60km. Therefore, his party has developed a technology in the form of battery replacement or battery replacement.
Darmawan said battery replacement is even cheaper than the fuel price per liter which reaches around Rp 15,000. per liter.
“Once the batteries are replaced, the price is not Rp 1,600 per kWh, but it can go up to Rp 4,000 per kWh, so it’s a bit more expensive, but compared to Rp 15,000 it’s still cheaper,” he said. said.
“We built a replacement battery system that only takes 1 minute, 1.5 minutes. So swapping, paying and that’s 1 liter of electricity is still 40% cheaper than 1 liter of gasoline because there has to be a fee. investment for the exchange, so there is belonging to others. So the challenge is not easy, “he explained.
(acd / il)
