Commemorating Road Day 2022, The Ministry Of PUPR Holds Equipment Of Inter-Universary Electric Vehicles

The Ministry of PUPR held an Equibition of Electric Vehicles and Joint Exercise with Inter-Universary Electric Cars at the Circuit of the Directorate of Road and Bridge Engineering, Bandung, in commemoration of Road Day 2022. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of PUPR)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of PUPR held an Equibition of Electric Vehicles and Joint Exercise of Inter-Universary Electric Cars at the Road and Bridge Technical Development Circuit, Bandung, on 10-11 December 2022, in commemoration of Road Day 2022.

This event is a collaboration between the Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of PUPR and the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) of West Java with the aim of socializing government programs related to electric vehicles, as well as increasing public understanding of road technology.

"Through this activity, we want to provide challenges for young Indonesians to innovate to develop electric vehicle technology so that its use is increasingly looked at by the general public," said Bina Marga Director General Hedy Rahadian, on Saturday, December 10.

Hedy said the program to accelerate the use of electric vehicles was one of the government's efforts to overcome air pollution in Indonesia due to vehicle carbon emissions and as an effort to reduce fuel subsidies.

"By building an electric vehicle ecosystem, we want to run healthier and more pollution-free, and reduce fuel subsidies, which are currently large and imported," he said.

"The electric vehicle batteries use nickel raw materials, which we are one of the main producers, so it is more profitable for us economically," he continued.

This Joint Electric Car Exercise activity is located on the track of the trial road of the Road and Bridge Technical Development Directorate which was built using several road technology innovations, namely plastic asphalt, PG70 polymer asphalt, PG70 natural rubber asphalt, porous asphalt mixture, porous concrete, and light piles.

In total there are 14 universities throughout Indonesia participating in this event, including Bandung State Polytechnic, Telkom University, Madura State Polytechnic, Semarang State Polytechnic, Brawijaya University, Malang State University, Subang State Polytechnic, Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta University, TEDC Bandung Polytechnic, Bangka Belitung University, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, Muhamadiyah University Yogyakarta, Islamic University of Indonesia, and Indonesian Education University.

Also present were the Primary High Officials in the Directorate General of Highways, Heads of Service, General Manager of PLN UID West Java Susiana Mutia, Head of Bank Mandiri Ujung Berung Branch, Head of the Arcamanik Police Commissioner M. Zuhdi, Head of Arcamanik Sub-district Willi Yudia Laksana, Zipur 9 Ujung Berung, Chairman of West Java HPJI Muhammad Idris, Chairman of West Java IMI Uki Utomo, and West Java IPPU Agus Bari Saiendra.