The Reason Hyundai Is Confident In Selling Electric Cars In Indonesia

Hyundai IONIQ Electric Car (doc. Hyundai Motors Indonesia)

JAKARTA - PT Hyundai Motors Indonesia revealed the reason for bringing in two electric car models IONIQ and Kona Electric to pave the ground in Indonesia. This was done to support the policy on the Acceleration of the Battery Electric Vehicle Program for Road Transportation.

"Hyundai wants to be a game-charger in the future era of mobility in Indonesia. In addition, we are very aware of electric cars as a solution to creating eco friendly and happiness of humanity," said PT HMID Managing Director, Makmur in a virtual press conference, Friday, October 6. .

According to Makmur, this has further matured the formation of an electric car ecosystem in Indonesia. This includes a positive impact on the growth of other industrial sectors such as electricity, charging stations, batteries, electric auto parts, and others.

In Indonesia, the operation of electric cars will receive a number of facilities from the government, namely lower vehicle ownership taxes on initial purchases, free down payments (0 percent DP), lower annual vehicle tax rates, and non-fiscal incentives such as free from area restrictions. traffic odd even.

So far, said Makmur, the government has also provided Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) spread across Jakarta to Surabaya as well as Bali and Makassar. Includes charging facilities at all authorized Hyundai dealers and its business partners.

Furthermore, Hyundai also provides consumers with a portable charger that can be plugged into a household power source. Makmur added, HMID will also provide a battery warranty for 8 years or 160 thousand km.

For the price, IONIQ is priced from Rp.624.8 million for the Prime type and Rp.664.8 million for the Siqnature type, with four color variants. Meanwhile, Kona Electric is only offered in one variant for Rp. 674.8 million.