Encourage The Use Of Electric Motorcycles, SOEs Launch Website

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) launched the website www.pakaimolis.co.id to make it easier for the public to obtain all information related to motorbikes and electric cars (Molis).

Deputy Minister of SOEs I Pahala Mansury explained that the ministry is committed to being present together to build a very strong, solid, productive, and competitive electric vehicle ecosystem.

According to him, in order to create a good ecosystem in increasing the number of electric vehicle users, collaboration from all parties is very much needed.

"This transition to electric vehicles will help reduce the use of dirty and expensive import-based energy to clean and cheap domestic-based energy, so that national energy sovereignty will be stronger," Pahala explained in a written statement, Tuesday, May 23.

On the other hand, the President Director of PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, revealed that in the current digital era, people do not need to worry about getting information about Molis.

PLN appointed by the Ministry of SOEs has provided a website on the development of Molis complete with a savings calculator for people who want to switch to Molis.

"Just access www.pakaimolis.co.id from smartphones and laptops, the public can immediately know all the information related to the development of Molis. On the website there is also a savings calculator feature to calculate the efficiency of switching to electric vehicles, as well as a short quiz feature to help the public understand the requirements for assistance of IDR 7 million for the purchase or conversion of Molis," said Darmawan.

Darmawan said that there are various advantages if people switch to using Molis, the most striking thing is the savings in fuel costs of up to 80 percent.

The reason is, the current release has a longer battery and the filling is much more economical.

"So the first must save almost 80 percent, then technology is more modern, more environmentally friendly, noise and air pollution can be reduced. In addition, the public can also provide government support through a financing assistance scheme to switch to this Molis," he said.

Meanwhile, President Director of Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) Toto Nugroho added that his party fully supports the government's steps to accelerate electric vehicles to the public.

IBC is committed to supporting the electric vehicle ecosystem by accelerating the nickel downstream industry to become batteries.

"This is important for Indonesia so that it can increase TKDN by up to 80 percent of current electric vehicles," added Toto.

He is also optimistic, with the massive electric vehicles in Indonesia and supported by the growth of the electric vehicle industry, Indonesia is able to make Indonesia a major electric vehicle player in Southeast Asia and even Asia.