Korlantas Will Define Kwh Electric Motors To Elonge Driver's SIM

Drivers replace electric motor batteries at the Public Electric Vehicle Battery Exchange Station (SPBKLU), Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Jakarta, Monday 21 December 2020. (Between-Aditya Pradana Putra)

JAKARTA - The National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) of the National Police is calculating kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electric motors to determine the classification of driving licenses (SIM) that must be used by electric vehicle drivers.

"We are calculating kwh for this electric vehicle. Electric vehicles for a speed of 35 km per hour must have a driver's license," said the Director of Registration and Identification (Regident) of Korlantas Polri Brigadier General Pol. Yusri Yunus confirmed in Jakarta, Thursday, February 2, confiscated by Antara.

According to Yusri, electric vehicles are "new items" currently being encouraged by the government for their use in society.

For this reason, Korlantas Polri has prepared regulations related to traffic safety, one of which is SIM for motorcyclists, as well as motorcycles.

The former Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya said that electric vehicles in the form of bicycles, but have engines with speeds of 35 km per hour, must follow safety rules, namely using helmets and having a driver's license.

Meanwhile, Korlantas Polri immediately implemented the classification of SIM C into three groups, SIM C for 125 cc vehicles, SIM C1 for 250-500 cc and SIM C 2 vehicles for 500 cc and above vehicles.

To determine whether the electric vehicle is included in the SIM C or SIM C1 category, the National Police Traffic Corps together with the Ministry of Transportation are currently calculating the kwh of the electric vehicle.

"This electric vehicle is a new item. Why is it that 35 km per hour counts for speed on the road, at least 35 km/hour can speed up," he said.

"Electric vehicles such as bicycles can speed up the mandatory driver's license, that's the calculation. Including us sitting together with law enforcement officers, the Ministry of Transportation and the police determining 35 km per hour must use the same rules as 125 cc motorbikes," he said.

Yusri added, in order to support the government's policy regarding the use of electric vehicles, the Korlantas Polri acted quickly in the region, namely the issuance of the latest STNK and BPKB information for electric vehicles, such as information on the contents of cylinders or electrical power (Kwh), and information for fuels made into fossils and electricity.

"This has been stated in the two documents. So we don't want to lose, if there are already many electric vehicles, now if you issue the STNK and BPKB, you will have information on kwh and fuel," he concluded.