Will Add Electric Vehicles for Patrols, National Police Traffic Corps: Depends on Available Budget

Polantas melakukan 'Salam Presisi' di Mapolda Metro Jaya, Jakarta, Selasa 13 Desember 2022. ANTARA-Aditya PP)

JAKARTA - The National Police's Traffic Corps (Korlantas) supports the creation of clean air and the implementation of going green by increasing the number of electric vehicles for operations and official duties.

Head of the National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) Inspector General Pol. Firman Shantyabudi said that the use of electric vehicles is also to support government programs.

"In the future, of course, to support the government's program for clean traffic, of course we support, apart from the conversion of ordinary public vehicles to electric vehicles, we also support the administration side, this is a program from the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources," said Firman on the sidelines. "Fun Run Korlantas" event at Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Sunday 10 September, reported by Antara.

The two-star general said that since securing the G20 Summit in Bali in 2022, the National Police Traffic Corps has had special electric-based police service vehicles, both two-wheeled and four-wheeled.

Then, he said, there was information/instructions from the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) at a meeting some time ago for government agencies in particular, to start preparing some of their vehicles for electric vehicles.

"I also reported to the Chief of Police that in the future, official vehicles, especially those for staff, will also start using fuel that is friendlier than the old ones. So there will be a combination," said Firman.

The son of the 6th Vice President (Wapres) of the Republic of Indonesia, Tri Sutrisno, said that with these instructions, Korlantas Polri plans to use electric cars for staff vehicles.

"But it will depend on how much budget will be available, but what is certain is that support for clean air, going green, which we have been doing so far, must start from the government," he said.

Regarding when the addition would be made and how much, Firman said that this year his party was proposing two-wheeled vehicles to be used as patrol vehicles.

Previously, he continued, Korlantas had used electric vehicles assisted by the State Secretariat (Setneg) at the Bali G20 Summit.

"For future procurement, we have started to combine procurement using regular fuel and electricity," said Firman.

Firman added that this additional effort is to combine the use of vehicles not only powered by fossil fuels (BBM), but also balanced with the use of electric vehicles to support clean air.

In November 2022, the National Police will prepare 176 electric vehicles consisting of 88 electric cars and 88 electric motorbikes to secure the G20 Summit to accelerate the use of battery-based electric motorized vehicles.

The use of electric cars in securing the G20 Summit is in line with Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 7 of 2022 concerning the Use of Battery Electric Motorized Vehicles ("Battery Electric Vehicles") as Operational Service Vehicles and/or Individual Service Vehicles for Central Government and Regional Government Agencies.