Beside Anies, Jokowi Asks For The Formula E Circuit To Be Used Again

President Jokowi and Anies Baswedan (Screenshot of the Presidential Secretariat YouTube)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo views that the permanent Formula E circuit needs to be reused, both for racing titles and other events.

This he conveyed after watching the electric car racing event live at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (JIEC).

"It's better if a circuit has more events, the more productive and better it will be. If possible, it continues every week, or every year 10 times, 15 times, even better," said Jokowi, Saturday, June 4.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta said that Formula E is a progressive racing event. This is because a number of countries are currently trying to intensify the use of electric vehicles.

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"I think this is a future event because we know that there will be a shift from cars that are now a lot of people to electric cars," he said.

Jokowi also views that the electric car race has a positive impact on Indonesia. This is because the government is currently planning to build an electric battery ecosystem.

"This is a spectacle that in the future, in my opinion, will be increasingly popular and this is also good for our country, because we want to build an electric battery ecosystem, starting from nickel, raw materials, smelters, lithium battery industry, then electric cars," he said.

On that occasion, Jokowi also admitted to supporting Formula E to be held again in the second series in 2024. "We support everything that is good for this country," he added.