BUMN Bank Ready To Give Credit To Buy Electric Motorcycles

Illustration of the Rupiah (Photo: Doc. Antara)

The Association of State-Owned Banks (Himbara) is ready to facilitate the public in purchasing electric vehicles.

Himbara consists of BNI, BTN, BRI, Mandiri, and Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI).

According to the Senior Vice President of PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) TBK, Agus H.Purnama, his party will always assist the government in accelerating the electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia, which currently has an assistance program for those who want to switch to electric vehicles.

"The government wants 2060 to have Net Zero emissions, starting from 2023 where the most vehicles are the two-wheel segment and this year's target of selling 200 thousand electric vehicles, we (Himbara) are ready to support this implementation," said Agus H. Purnama quoting Antara.

To stimulate the electric market in the two-wheel segment, his party has various programs that will not burden potential consumers. He said he would provide more economical financing compared to conventional vehicles.

"We have agreed, for financing we will be uniform, and all Himbara Banks so as not to compete. Because this is also to improve the electric motorcycle ecosystem and we also agreed to give DP starting at 0 percent, this tenor can be up to five years," he said.

Currently, the government has officially provided assistance subsidies to people who want to buy electric vehicles of IDR 7 million. This is to encourage the electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia to be more fertile.

With the proliferation of electric vehicles in Indonesia, it is believed by the government that it will also reduce dependence on the use of fossil fuels and have more benefits for the surrounding nature.