MAGELANG - President Prabowo Subianto has targeted Indonesia to produce electric sedan cars on a large scale by 2028. The target was conveyed when inaugurating the VKTR electric commercial vehicle assembly facility in Magelang, Central Java, Thursday, April 9.
In his speech, Prabowo said Indonesia now has the ability to produce electric buses and trucks. He said the move was important as part of industrialization and the transition to cleaner energy.
"Now there are electric buses, electric trucks," said Prabowo.
He admitted that he had received a report that VKTR's production capacity could reach 10,000 electric buses. The level of domestic components or TKDN, according to him, is currently 40 percent. In about two years it is targeted to increase to 60 percent, then the next two years to 80 percent.
Prabowo also stated that the government had formed a company to produce electric sedans. Therefore, Indonesia should not stop at electric buses and trucks alone.
"I hope that in 2028 we will produce a large electric sedan car a year," he said.
For Prabowo, industrialization is an important stage in the technological awakening of a nation. Technology, must be processed into an industry to provide real benefits for the country.
He called the inauguration of this electric commercial vehicle facility a proud milestone. According to him, private sector initiatives such as those carried out by VKTR are in line with Indonesia's need to reduce its dependence on fossil energy and enter into electrification.
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