Provisions And Requirements For Opening Electric Motor Conversion Workshops Based On Government Regulations

Illustration of an electric motorcycle repair shop (Freepik)

YOGYAKARTA - Opening an electric motor conversion workshop is a promising business from now on until the future. This business opportunity is supported by the government's program to provide subsidies for the conversion of electric motorcycles with a target of 50,000 units. So what are the requirements for opening an electric motor conversion workshop?

Currently, more and more people choose to use electric motors. The government also continues to support the creation of electrification climates in Indonesia. Electric motorbikes are in great demand because they offer a number of advantages, ranging from environmentally friendly, minimal noise pollution, more efficient, and others.

Apart from buying new motorbikes, people can also turn fuel motorcycles into electric motorcycles. The high interest in owning electric motorcycles, of course, makes many people need an electric motor conversion workshop. You can take advantage of this opportunity. So what are the requirements to open an electric motor conversion workshop?

The conversion workshop is a business entity engaged in the workshop of motorbikes/motorcycles that have been certified as a conversion workshop. The conversion workshop has received a permit issued by the Ministry which organizes government affairs in the field of transportation.

Public workshops can register as an implementing workshop for the conversion of electric motors according to government regulations. Submission to become an electric motor conversion workshop can be done online through the digital platform of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on the ebtke.esdm.go.id/conversion page. Later workshop owners will need to fill out a conversion workshop registration form.

The workshop is required to apply for a test of the converted motorbike so that it is recognized as legal to be driven on the highway. The tests carried out include checking the feasibility of the electric motor drive system and testing the physical type of electric motorized vehicle. If you have not passed the test, the workshop can re-submit the registration application.

Converting workshops must also have the ability to convert up to pass type tests, as evidenced by a type test letter (SUT) and a registration certificate for a minimum type test (SRUT) for an electric motorcycle. Bengke parties must also have experience in carrying out the administrative process of changing vehicle registration certificates (STNK), books for motor vehicle ownership (BPKB) for fuel motorcycles to electric motorcycles, as well as having business licenses that are still active.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has imposed a number of requirements for registration of electric motor conversion workshops. Here are some conditions for a conversion workshop based on Permenhub Number 65 of 2020 articles 5 and 6:

In addition to administrative requirements, equipment and equipment, as well as operations, the workshop must also meet the requirements for maintenance technicians and installation technicians as follows:

Those are the provisions and conditions for opening an electric motor conversion workshop according to government regulations. The Ministry of Transportation opens an opportunity for workshop owners to apply for their workshops to become partners for electric vehicles.

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