PLN: Use Of Electric Vehicles Can Reduce Carbon Emissions By 56 Percent

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JAKARTA - General Manager of PLN Main Distribution Unit of South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and West Sulawesi (UID Sulselrabar) Moch Andy Adchaminordin said that the use of electric vehicles contributed to reducing carbon emissions by 56 percent. Therefore Andy invited the public to switch from fossil energy-based vehicles to electric vehicles. "By using electric vehicles, the community has contributed to reducing transportation carbon emissions by up to 56 percent," said Moch Andy Adhaminoerdin in Makassar, South Sulawesi, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, April 17. Not only focusing on four-wheeled electric vehicles, PLN UID Sulselrabar has also prepared 1,103 units of General Electric Charging Stations (SPLU) for two-wheeled electric vehicles. Andy said that SPKLU, SPBKLU and SPLU locations can be accessed through the Electric Vehicle menu on the PLN Mobile Application. Until April 9, 2024, transactions using SPKLU by the community increased significantly. PLN noted that the number of transactions in SPKLU increased by up to three times in the period of the homecoming flow in 2024 compared to the same period 2023 from 23 transactions to more than 76 transactions. Andy also shared his experience using electric cars with a distance of 750 km, it turned out that it only required 90 kiloWatt hour (kWh). He added assuming an electric tariff of Rp2,466 per kWh if carrying out charging at SPKLU, then only needed around Rp21,940. Meanwhile, conventional vehicles with the same distance required 90 liters of BBM at a total cost of Rp1.5 million.

Andy menyatakan bahwa PLN terus berinovasi dalam meningkatkan pelayanan terhadap masyarakat. Hal ini salah satunya diwujudkan dengan penambahan beberapa fitur pada Aplikasi PLN Mobile, sehingga masyarakat pengguna kendaraan listrik semakin nyaman dalam melakukan perjalanan jarak jauh.Lewat menu Trip Planner, pemudik dapat mengatur titik berangkat dan titik tujuan dan secara otomatis PLN Mobile akan memberikan rekomendasi titik-titik SPKLU yang dilalui pada rute tersebut.