Ridwan Kamil: Converting Electric Motors No Need To Buy Fuel Again

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil invited the public to take advantage of the subsidy for purchasing electric vehicles.

According to him, the subsidy of electric vehicles for two wheels of Rp. 7 million can be used to buy new units or convert from fuel vehicles to electricity.

"Tell the public, please subsidy Rp. 7 million for the purchase of electric motorcycles to be used immediately, either by buying a new electric motorbike or converting the gasoline motorbikes used daily," said Ridwan Kamil, quoted from Antara, Sunday, June 25.

The man who is familiarly called Kang Emil said that converting gasoline to electric vehicles requires a fee of between Rp. 9 million and Rp. 10 million.

Currently, there are four official vehicle conversion workshops that are members of the community forum for users of West Java electric vehicles.

"If I convert it, I check the average Rp. 9 million to Rp. 10 million, meaning that if it is subsidized for Rp. 7 million, then it is enough that Rp. 2 million to Rp. 3 million of his motorbike no longer needs to buy fuel, aka electric motors in existing workshops and tested," he said.

Kang Emil asked the public to be more concerned about the conditions of the world's temperature which is getting hotter, increasing sea water levels, eroded land and heat waves caused by high carbon use, one of which is vehicle fuel.

"This must be a common concern because the world is getting hotter and the sea water is increasing, land is getting eroded, climate disasters such as heat waves are starting to arrive," he said.

EV Fun Riding is part of the West Java Energy Forum (WJEF) 2023 Road to West Java Investment Summit, which was initiated by the West Java Provincial Government through the West Java ESDM Office in collaboration with the BI West Java Representative Office.

WJEF 2023 is a cross-sectoral forum that is expected to be able to produce a joint commitment to support and accelerate the energy transition process, especially in West Java.

The WJEF 2023 series begins with the launch of the West Java Regional Energy Forum which has been determined through the Decree of the Governor of West Java on June 14, 2023, which is appreciated by the National Energy Council (DEN) as the first regional energy forum in Indonesia.

The EV Fun Riding event was attended by 150 electric motors, 12 electric cars from representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, British Embassy, West Java BI, West Java DPRD, West Java Regional II OJK, West Java Regional Police, regional apparatus, regional heads throughout Bandung Raya and Bogor City, as well as the business world. In the BI page, the West Java Representative Office was also held a Tepas event (Guidelines for Community Aspirations) which raised the theme "Jabar Ceremony Without Emissions". Still in the 2023 WJEF series, today Kang Emil had the opportunity to inaugurate the West Java Electric Vehicle User Community Forum. Currently there are 12 EV communities as well as four vehicle conversion workshops that are members of the community forum under the guidance of the Governor of West Java. As a cover of the WJEF series, Monday (26/6) tomorrow, the "Unlocking Sustainable Financing for West Java Circular Economy Development" will be held.