INKA Electric Bus Named E-Inobus Offered To Transjakarta

E-Inobus, an electric bus owned by PT INKA. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Industri Kereta Api or PT INKA (Persero) conducted an operational test on the electric bus made by E-Inobus in Jakarta by involving Transjakarta.

"Currently, INKA is offering an 8 meter E-Inobus to Transjakarta. Transjakarta requires testing buses for approximately three months on their operational routes," said PT INKA (Persero) Product Development and Technology SM Febry Pandu Wijaya in his statement quoted. from Antara, Thursday 31 December.

According to him, the test aims to determine the battery performance of buses, motorbikes, and so on on the Transjakarta operational route.

"The testing schedule is tentative starting on December 23, 2020 to April 6, 2021. The pre-testing itself is carried out for two weeks and then continued with operational tests for three months," said Febry.

This product is a collaboration between PT INKA (Persero) with Tron-E from Taiwan as a component partner for the "drive train" and bus batteries and the Mas Cup from Malang as a partner in the manufacture of electric bus bodies.

The E-Inobus Electric Bus is a collaboration product of PT INKA (Persero) with Tron-E from Taiwan as a component partner for the drive train and bus battery components and the Mas Cup from Malang as a partner in the manufacture of electric bus bodies.

The bus is suitable for mass transportation in big cities that implement a smart city, because apart from being environmentally friendly, the battery-powered electric bus does not cause exhaust gases that pollute the air.

The time it takes for a full charge reaches 3-4 hours with the distance once "charging" or charging reaches 200 kilometers.

The noise level on these electric buses is also much better, at an average of 71 dB. Meanwhile, diesel powered buses have an average noise of 85 dB.

INKA hopes that the E-Inobus can be accepted by the market so that it can be mass produced to meet the needs of environmentally friendly public transportation.