Ministry Of Transportation Estimates 4,000 Electric Vehicles Will Be Used By Homecomers

Electric car (Photo: intermediate)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) estimates that at least 4,000 electric vehicles (EV) will be used in the 2024 Lebaran homecoming. The Ministry of Transportation also noted that currently 23,238 electric vehicles have paved in Indonesia.

"The project is 18 percent, maybe around 4,000 vehicles that have the potential to travel to Lebaran 2024 homecoming," said Head of Sub-Directorate for Type Tests, Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, Yusuf in a SPKLU preparation conference ahead of the Lebaran homecoming at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Thursday 4 April.

Yusuf also emphasized that the electric car that traveled during Lebaran 2024 was not only traveling outside the city but also traveling in the city.

To meet the needs of electric travel, the government ensures that Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) at a number of homecoming points for the islands of Java and Sumatra.

Deputy for Infrastructure and Transportation Coordination of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Kemenko Marves) Rachmat Kaimuddin said PT PLN (Persero) had added around 175 SPKLUs in rest areas along the Trans Java and Sumatra toll roads, so now a total of 239 SPKLUs in the area. In addition, PLN has prepared three mobile SPKLUs that are ready to serve four-wheeled KLBB users on the main homecoming route.

"The government and relevant stakeholders have carried out careful and careful calculations to ensure the readiness and adequacy of SPKLU power for homecoming needs in four-wheeled electric vehicles," said Rachmat.

Rachmat also advised the public to use any four-wheeled electric vehicle, their brand, not to hesitate to travel by electric vehicle.

Rachmat also explained that Java Island was the focus of the SPLKU additional area considering that in the last three years, around 92 percent of the increase in sales of four-wheeled KLBBs was centered on the island of Java.

Rachmat said, to maximize services, the government will ensure that SPKLU operates 24 hours with officers on standby from the PLN homecoming post. In addition, mitigation steps are prepared to avoid long queues such as the maximum duration requirement of charging for 30 minutes.

"Four-wheeled KLBB users can also visit PLN offices in cities along the homecoming route to recharge," continued Rachmat.

Through this preparation step for homecoming, he said, the total SPKU PLN and partners registered after the addition of units were 1,299 units spread across the toll road rest area and non-rest areas throughout Indonesia.