Lampau Sales Target 2023, Spokesperson For The Ministry Of Industry: Menipis Subsidy Quota, Buy Molis Immediately

Electric Motorcycle (Molis) (Photo: Antara)

The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) said that the subsidy of Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicles (KBLB) or electric motors (molis) for the 2024 fiscal year (TA) had been distributed as many as 30,083 units or 60.1 percent of the target realization of 50,000 motorcycles.

"The progress of distributing aid to purchase electric motors to date has exceeded the total distribution of aid in 2023. Seeing the trend of selling electric motorcycles in the January-May 2024 period, the Ministry of Industry is targeting a quota for the purchase of 50,000 units of two-wheeled KBLBB to be achieved in August or early September," said Ministry of Industry spokesman Febri Hendri Antoni Arif in his official statement, Wednesday, May 29.

Considering that the subsidy quota has been running low, said Febri, the public is asked to immediately buy an electric motorbike so that they can receive the benefits.

Febri added that from the start his party had suggested that recipients of electricity motor purchase assistance be given to all Indonesian citizens (WNI) from various levels of the economy. The consideration is so that there is a change in people's perceptions and behavior on the use of electric motors.

"If sales of electric motorbikes are high and widely used by the public, investment needs will arise for the provision of charging stations, workshops, accessories and other necessities for electric motors. This can attract investment to build supporting industries upstream and downstream to support the electric motor ecosystem," he said.

He said that the purchase assistance was given directly to the public in the form of a discounted price of Rp. 7 million from the listed price. The application and distribution of aid were given through the Merk Holder Agent (APM).

As for mid-May 2024, the total population of electric vehicles reached 144,547 units. This figure consists of two-wheeled vehicles, three-wheeled vehicles, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and buses.