Deputy Minister Of BUMN Pahala Mansury: Electric Vehicles Will Be ABLE To Save Fuel Subsidies

Deputy Minister of BUMN I, Pahala Nugraha Mansury. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of SOEs I Pahala Mansury revealed that electric vehicles (EVs) can save government subsidies related to fuel. "With people moving from fuel-engined vehicles to electric vehicles, we can save government subsidies related to fuel," said Pahala at the SOE International Conference in Nusa Dua, Bali, quoted from Antara, Monday, October 17. Pahala said the development of an electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia is important because electric vehicles will be able to reduce Indonesia's dependence on fuel, so that Indonesia can reduce fuel imports and fuel subsidies. All parties, he continued, would benefit if Indonesia could build an electric vehicle ecosystem. Previously, the Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi supported efforts to accelerate the transition of fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles starting from motorcycles, in line with the target of two million electric motorcycles in Indonesia by 2025. According to him, the three main things that must be considered and continuously improved are the quality of the battery, the increase in charging stations or battery replacement sites that can be obtained easily, to the quality of the engine from electric vehicles. The Minister of Transportation assessed that the increasing number of electric motorcycle users, apart from nourishing the earth from air pollution, is also expected to help reduce fuel energy subsidies which reach Rp502 trillion. Furthermore, the Minister of Transportation revealed that the government had encouraged the acceleration through regulations. Meanwhile, universities through research, and industry players carry out massively and produce electric vehicles at a more economical price and with good quality.