Successfully Tempped 100 Million Kilometers, Grab Electric Has Reduced 10,000 CO2

Grab Indonesia has succeeded in reducing 10,000 carbon emissions with Grab Electric (photo: IST)

JAKARTA - Grab Electric, the pioneer and operator of transportation for Indonesia's largest ride-hailing electric vehicle, has made new achievements by covering the first 100 million kilometers.

This number is the total distance traveled by 8,500 fleets of electric vehicles owned by Grab Indonesia in 8 provinces.

This momentum was marked by the passing of a group of 100 two-wheeled vehicles from Grab Electric at the East Parking gate, the Bajra Sandhi Monument, Denpasar, Bali.

As an illustration, the distance that Grab Electric has taken from January 2021 to September 2022 is equivalent to more than 2,700 trips around the world.

The use of Grab Electric during this period also contributed to reducing emissions equivalent to 10,000 tons of CO2 or comparable to more than 4 million liters of fuel. The success of this achievement is also thanks to the 20 million orders made by 1 million Grab Electric users throughout Indonesia.

Starting the journey of low-emission vehicle transformation since 2019, Grab has continuously participated in encouraging the formation of an electric vehicle ecosystem in the country through partnerships with the government, state-owned enterprises, and the private sector.

As of October 2022, Grab has collaborated with Pertamina, PLN, SWAP Energi, Viar, Gesits, and KYMCO to provide more than 600 battery swap station stations in Jakarta, Bali, Medan, Surabaya and Makassar.

"The historic moment of the first 100 million kilometers of Grab Electric is celebrated as well as to support Bali as the host of the G20 Summit, and is a form of Grab's real support in realizing the focus of energy transformation which is one of the important discussion topics at the G20 Indonesia Presidency," said President of Grab Indonesia, Ridzki Kramadibrata, from a statement received in Jakarta.

Ridzki added that the Grab Electric fleet is also Grab's support for the government's efforts to have more than 2 million electric vehicles by 2030.

Continuing Ridzki's statement, Country Managing Director of Grab Indonesia, Neneng Goenadi also thanked more than 1 million Grab users who had made the 20 million orders.

"Grab will continue to strive to improve initiatives that are not only good for business but also friendly for the environment. Since 2021, Grab Electric has fully rented out electric motors," he explained.

In addition to holding convoys with driver-partners and social media activists (influencers) as well as the media in Bali, Grab also collaborated with Tabanan Bali artist/ilustrator, Ida Bagus Ratu Antoni Putra or who is familiarly called Monez in the first 100 million kilometers celebration series Grab Electric.

With a touch of distinctive illustrations, Monez's work was emblazoned at the final gate through which a group of Grab Electric convoys and art installations served as a stage for the event. This design tells the story and contains interesting information about the journey and achievements of Grab Electric in Indonesia.