The Government Officially Expands The Purchase Of Electric Motorcycles, Here Are The Conditions

Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The government has expanded its assistance in purchasing electric motorcycles recently.

The decision is contained in the Regulation of the Minister of Industry (Permenperin) Number 21 of 2023 concerning Amendments to the Minister of Industry Number 6 of 2023 concerning Guidelines for Providing Government Assistance to Purchase Two-wheeled Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicles.

This program is given to the public for one purchase of two-wheeled battery electric motorized vehicles (KBL), with the same population identification number (NIK).

"This means that people who want to get this government assistance program are required to be Indonesian citizens aged 17 years and have an electronic ID card. One ID card ID card can buy an electric motorbike," said Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita in a written statement, Tuesday, August 29.

Agus said that the main basis for this policy change is to accelerate in building an electric vehicle ecosystem in the country and to create a cleaner Indonesia.

"This goal will certainly have an impact on increasing investment, spurring industrial productivity and competitiveness, as well as expanding labor," he said.

Through this assistance program, the public will receive a discount of IDR 7 million for the purchase of a two-wheeled battery-based KBL unit or an electric motor.

"The government will pay the replacement of discounts on the purchase of electric motorbikes by the public to industrial companies," said Agus.

Permenperin 21/2023 also emphasized that in purchasing the Two-wheeled Battery-Based KBL, dealers need to check the suitability of NIK-based buyer data that is integrated with the Ministry of Home Affairs Population and Civil Registry (Kemendagri) data by using an information system provided by the Directorate General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Electronics (ILMATE) Ministry of Industry.

The data is called the Information System for the Provision of Two-wheeled Electric Vehicle Purchase Assistance (SISAPIRa).

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Electric Motorcycle Association (Aismoli) Budi Setyadi said he was optimistic that sales of electric motorcycles with subsidies of IDR 7 million from the government would reach the target of 200,000 units by 2023.

This is in line with the expansion of recipients of electric motor subsidies for the public, which will raise the number of enthusiasts to reach the target set by the government.

"With the new scheme, of course it will boost public interest. Now many industries are asking questions, which we hope is the acceleration of this regulation (change scheme) so that until December, we are optimistic," said Budi.