Electric Motorcycles In Indonesia Lack Of Interest, AEML Reveals The Cause

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian automotive industry is currently enlivened by electric mobility which is known to be environmentally friendly, including two-wheeled vehicles.

Although many brands have presented electric motorbikes, the Electric Mobility Ecosystem Association (AEML) considers that electric motors are still not in demand by the people of the country. However, there are several factors why this could happen.

AEML Secretary General Rian Ernest said that the Indonesian people had not seen the secondary market value of electric motors or the public wanted to sell their vehicles back at a price that was not much different from the original price.

"The electric motorbike is still far from optimal. Many friends of prospective EV motorcycle consumers have not seen the secondary market that is ready," Rian told the media at SCBD, Jakarta, Thursday, August 22.

He also said that many motorcycle owners think their vehicles are assets, so it is not surprising that the public is still unable to turn away from conventional motorbikes.

"Indonesia is quite unique in the market, so the secondary market for conventional motorcycles is still quite good, the price is still good. EVs are still not formed," added Rian.

Rian also compared it with other countries that consider the purchase of vehicles to be operational vehicles and considered that the price of vehicles to fall by 30 percent was normal.

"In fact, when compared to other countries, the purchase of the vehicle is considered only an operational cost in the sense that once purchased and taken home, the price must have dropped 30 percent, and that's normal," Rian explained.

In addition, he said that the absorption of incentives for electric vehicles was still changing so that people's interest in buying electric motorbikes was reduced.

In addition, there are changes to the requirements that confuse the public, but this year the requirements are more okay and clear. But the quota is not much,"

Rian also encouraged this incentive to still exist even under the new government of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka who served as President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia during 2024-2029.

"The public also knows that there is an incentive of IDR 7 million. If it is stopped, the momentum can be lost. This is our aspiration, so we continue to communicate well with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Ministry of Industry to maintain this incentive," concluded Rian.