JAKARTA - Today's memory, four years ago, June 4, 2022, President Jokowi praised the success of the Formula E race in Jakarta. Jokowi considers the electric car racing event to be an interesting event and spectacle in the future.
Previously, Anies Baswedan's desire to present an electric car racing tournament in Jakarta was irresistible. The Governor of DKI Jakarta fought to make Jakarta host the Formula E. Anies then tried to prepare the circuit and various other needs.
Anies' desire to build and beautify Jakarta is not two. He tries to make a lot of noise in Jakarta. He wants Jakarta to continue to look like a symbol of Indonesia's progress. That narrative makes him try to present all kinds of international events in Jakarta.
Take for example Anies who wants Jakarta to host an electric car racing tournament. Anies has been pushing for this desire since 2019. At that time he managed to meet with the heads of the Formula E organizers in the United States (US).
The result was that Anies' lobby managed to make Jakarta the host of Formula E in 2020. Jakarta then entered the temporary Formula E calendar. The location of the race circuit was also prepared. Options include Sudirman-Thamrin, Senayan, Pantai Maju Bersama (Reklamasi Island, to Jakarta International Expo (Jiexpo).
However, Anies' desire to see Jakarta as a host had to be held back. This condition is because in 2020 the whole world was panicked by the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The presence of the corona virus made all kinds of activities that invited crowds canceled.
The DKI Jakarta government is not discouraged. Jakarta is also prepared to host the 2022 Formula E event. The location selected as the circuit is Ancol. The organization was also successful on June 4, 2022. The narrative made praise come from everywhere.
"It is a proud achievement, considering that for the Southeast Asian region, Indonesia is the first to host the 2022 Formula E season. Moreover, Formula E is not just a racing event, but also carries an important message and mission for the world's population to accelerate the migration of oil-fueled vehicles to electric vehicles that are more environmentally friendly. This is very in line with the vision and mission of IMI," said Chairman of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI), Bambang Soesatyo as quoted by lamandetik.com, June 4, 2022.
The praise did not only come from mere automotive fans. The praise was directly revealed by President Jokowi on the same day. Jokowi, who watched the Formula E race live, considered that electric car racing had great potential to become an interesting event and spectacle in the future.
Jokowi also considers the Formula E race to bring major changes to the community. The narrative is because the race can influence people to switch from conventional fuel cars to electric. As a result, the race can be an important example that electric cars are not inferior to oil-fueled cars.
"Alhamdulillah everything went smoothly and well. I think this is a future event because we know that there will be a shift from cars now to many electric car users, so this is a spectacle that in the future I think will be more popular. I think this technology shown in Formula E will also support that direction. Everything will go towards being environmentally friendly," said Jokowi as quoted by the Setneg.go.id page, June 4, 2022.
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