Bike Champion Cooperation, Bank Mandiri Old Town Areas Will Use Electric Vehicles

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JAKARTA - Bank Mandiri collaborated with PT Champion Bike, a company engaged in the supply of electric vehicle-based environmentally friendly vehicles (electric vehicles) and became part of Bank Mandiri's support for the Acceleration of Electric Motor Vehicle Development. RCEO III/Jakarta 1 Bank Mandiri I Gede Raka Arimbawa said, in 2023 Bank Mandiri Region III, the Kota Tua Jakarta area will start using electric-based vehicles. This commitment is in line with the Program. The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has made the Kota Tua area a pedestrian area that implements the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) policy, "he said in an official statement, Friday, January 20.Gede added, this collaboration is also a form of Bank Mandiri's support, which is one of the members of the "First Movers on Sustainable Banking" to achieve the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and Net Zero Emission Operational targets in 2030 and Net Zero Emission (NZE) in 2060 and it is hoped that, The use of electric vehicles can continue to be improved throughout the working area of Bank Mandiri. "Bank Mandiri consistently continues its commitment to become Indonesia's Sustainability Champion for Better Future. One of the targets is to develop financing in line with POJK 51/2017, Roadmap NDC/NZE Indonesia, and the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) framework which refers to best practices", he added. 2011 has become one of the pioneers of electric vehicles in Indonesia, and has received the highest Domestic Component Level (TKDN) with a value of 53.69 percent in the Electric Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Industry in Indonesia. "We are a pioneer in the production of electric vehicles and our company has also been certified to convert motorized vehicles into battery-based electric vehicles, in accordance with Presidential Instruction No. 7 of 2022," said CEO of PT Champion Bike (SELIS). Wilson Teoh.Wilson added, cooperation with Bank Mandiri as the largest bank as well as a state-owned company is the right step. This is because this collaboration is a momentum or example for SOEs and other companies to accelerate the procurement of electric motorized vehicles and suppress carbon emissions according to government programs. Because, whether now or tomorrow, not only national scales, the whole world is heading for electric motorized vehicles," he continued. This cooperation ceremony was also marked by the delivery of electric cars, bicycles, or Region III/Jakarta 1 environmentally friendly vehicles to support bank activities such as pooling cash, expeditions, customer pick-up and employees on several pedestrian lines, as well as other operational areas in the Area/Cbang. Meanwhile, a total of 36 electric vehicles will be handed over to 11 areas under the coordination of Bank Mandiri Region III spread across East Jakarta, West Jakarta, North Jakarta, Banten Province, Tangerang to Cilegon. "With this electric vehicle, we hope to support the smooth operation, mobility of employees and at the same time support government programs in reducing carbon emissions," concluded Gede.