Indonesia Is Experiencing an Increasing Trend of Commuting Trips Via Micromobility Fleets

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JAKARTA - Public awareness of a more sustainable lifestyle continues to increase, one of which can be seen from the increase in the use of micromobility fleets. Based on operational data from BEAM Mobility, the largest shared micro mobility company in Asia Pacific shows an increase in commuter trips for the BEAM Mobility fleet in Indonesia, especially on weekdays.

On weekdays from January to March 2024, Beam Mobility has served 30,233 commuter trips in the Bintaro area with an average increase of 5.53% per month and 14,917 trips in Alam Sutera.

Beam Mobility Indonesia Country Lead, Ricky Sjofyan said, Beam Mobility continues to strive to provide affordable and environmentally friendly micromobility services for the Indonesian people.

"According to our system records, since August 2023 there has been a trend of increasing commuter trips, even in December 2023 in Bintaro there were up to 2,000 commuter trips recorded on weekdays. This also illustrates that the commuter market in the Bintaro and Alam Sutera areas is growing quite rapidly in in the last few months. And from the start we have been committed to supporting the activities of commuters through our electric bicycle fleet service," he said, in a written statement, Thursday, May 2.

Specifically, he continued, his party saw an increase in trips with the Beam Mobility fleet in the Bintaro independent residential area, especially in office areas and train stations.

Based on operational data on the use of the Beam Mobility fleet, trips from Pondok Ranji Baru station and Jurang Mangu station are a significant contributor to the number of commuter trips in Bintaro with 4,157 trips from just 4 parking points, followed by trips made from several apartment areas in Bintaro, as many as 1,702 from 5 parking points.

"And the trend of using micromobility services for commuters is actually a global trend, where Beam Mobility services such as in South Korea and Australia and New Zealand are dominated by commuters," added Ricky.

Ika Siswanti, a Bintaro resident who is also a loyal user of the Beam Mobility service, revealed that the main reason why she loyally uses the Beam Mobilty service is that as a daily Commuter Line user, she needs a fast and cost-efficient mode of transportation to get to the station. nearest train.

"And until now the Beam Mobility fleet has always met my expectations. Beam Mobility has also become the fleet of choice compared to other modes of transportation when exploring the Bintaro area. Various destinations around Bintaro are very easy to reach without having to worry about inflated travel costs. This is truly "It really provides comfort and freedom to carry out my daily activities," explained Ika.

During 2023, the use of the Beam Mobility fleet has succeeded in avoiding 238 tons of CO2 compared to the CO2 emissions produced by motorbike units. This data is obtained through default calculations from Beam services in real time in 7 areas, so that the number of trips and units used is obtained. as well as usage time.

Beam Mobility Services

The entire Beam Mobility fleet is equipped with advanced IoT technology called Geofence. This technology allows Beam Mobility to monitor vehicle conditions in real-time, set boundaries for regions or areas that can be passed by each Beam e-bike rider, and can automatically detect if there is a problem with the Beam vehicle. Geofence technology is also used to detect when a fleet needs a battery change.

The Beam Mobility fleet has a speed limited to a maximum of 25km/hour. Beam Mobility ensures that its fleet is accessible to its users, each fleet is equipped with instructions for use and driving safety instructions. Apart from that, as an effort to introduce the Beam Mobility fleet to the public more deeply, there is a free fleet training program called Beam Safe Academy.

"Increasing travel with the Beam Mobility fleet is a joint collective effort that started with awareness of the need for a better environment from the Indonesian people. We will continue to campaign for a healthy, sustainable lifestyle with the Beam fleet, as well as expanding our services in independent cities and universities "In Indonesia, we will also continue to carry out our commitment to continue to optimize the quality of Beam Mobility services in terms of customer service, and the response time for rangers and Marshals will be under 30 minutes," concluded Ricky.