Open Opportunities, Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya Supports The Achieving Target Of 2 Million Electric Motorcycles

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JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi supports efforts to accelerate the transition from fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles starting from motorcycles. Here, the government targets as many as 2 million electric motorcycles by 2025.

Budi said the number of motorcycle users in Indonesia is around 133 million more. Meanwhile, there are currently 5 million demand a year

"Even before the pandemic there were 10 million. So the market is a lot and this can be a game changer that can accelerate this transition," he said during a discussion event for the most popular group or FGD entitled "B20 Side-Event Ready to e-Move: Towards the achievement of the President's Target of 2 Million Electric Motorcycles in Indonesia", organized by the Presidential Special Staff (SKP) Diaz Hendropriyono in Jakarta, Tuesday, October 4.

The transition from fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles, said Budi, is in line with the agreement of countries in the world to reduce emission levels by 29 percent by 2030 and zero emissions by 2060 and this is not a light target.

"However, I believe that there is an equilibrium (new balance point) that comes faster with synergies and collaborations from the government, universities, industry players and the community," he said.

Budi said there are three main things that must be considered and continuously improved as an effort to accelerate the transition from fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles. The first is the quality of the battery. Second, multiplying the charging station or battery replacement place that can be obtained easily. Third, the quality of the engine from an electric vehicle.

Furthermore, Budi said that the more users of electric motorcycles, apart from nourishing the earth from air pollution, are also expected to help reduce fuel energy subsidies which reach Rp502 trillion.

"We hope that this subsidy will decrease along with the increasing number of electric vehicle users. We can use the money previously for fuel subsidies to build this nation," he said.

Budi also appreciated the efforts made by SKP Diaz Hendropriyono with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) to accelerate the implementation of the mass use of electric vehicles in Indonesia.

"The government has pushed with regulations, universities with research, and industry players to carry out massively and produce electric vehicles at a more economical price and with good quality," said the Minister of Transportation.

A number of regulations and policies have been issued by the Ministry of Transportation in order to follow up on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 55 of 2019 concerning the Acceleration of the Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicle Program for Road Transportation and Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 7 of 2022 concerning the Use of Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicles as Vehicles of the Operational Service and/or Individual Vehicles of the Central Government Agencies and Regional Government Agencies.

"We encourage the Type Test Registration Certificate (SRUT) for free to provide conveniences and now there are around 28 thousand SRUTs for electric vehicles that we have completed," he said.

On the same occasion, SKP Diaz Hendropriyono said the discussion this time focused on electric motorcycles, because in Indonesia there are more motorcycles than cars. In addition, the price of electric motors can also be more competitive because of the more manufacturers of these vehicles.

"There are already 35 electric motorcycle companies compared to only three car companies and the last one is also more competitive for motorcycles. This means that to meet the President's target of 2 million motorbikes, 2 million electric energy vehicles in 2025, we can encourage the adoption of electric motorcycles," he said.