Toyota Indonesia Supports Electric Vehicle Transition By Increasing TKDN

Toyota bZ4x. (Doc. Global Toyota)

Jakarta - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) continues to be committed to accelerating the transition to electric vehicles by increasing the Domestic Component Level (TKDN) in various electric vehicles produced.

President Director of PT TMMIN, Nandi Julyanto, explained that the battery, electric motor, and Power Control Unit (PCU) are three key components that encourage the development of electric vehicles. TMMIN seeks to increase TKDN for these components in various ways, including joint ventures or local production.

"We will continue to strive to improve TKDN in terms of electrification, either through cooperation or local production, this is our focus," said Nandi as quoted by ANTARA on Monday, August 7.

The process of designing these components involves various stages, ranging from assembly, welding, to manufacturing battery packages. Currently, TMMIN is evaluating a potential supplier. Production localization may start from an electric motor.

In addition, it is important for Indonesia to achieve an economic scale that allows efficiency in all aspects and high competitiveness.

Vice President Director of TMMIN, Bob Azam, added that TKDN is also related to smooth production at TMMIN. The higher TKDN is achieved, the smoother production, and the more controlled the supply chain can be.

"We need to formulate what policies are needed so that the electric car market can grow in Indonesia," said Bob.

In addition, investors also need to look at the policies that apply in the next few years, so that this can affect the interest of electric vehicle growth in Indonesia.

Thailand is an example that can be taken. The electric car market in Thailand is growing rapidly due to the imposition of lower taxes than Indonesia.

Currently, the Karawang 1 and 2 factories have assembled two hybrid vehicle models, namely Kijang Innova Zenix and Yaris Cross, with TKDN batteries around 30 to 40 percent.

In this factory, two types of batteries are assembled: nickel batteries with 201.6 voltage voltage and lithium-ion batteries with 175.2 volt voltage. The capacity for battery assembly production at these two TMMIN factories is 9000 per month, but the current use is only around 6000.

Production of vehicles in these factories not only meets domestic demand, but is also exported to several countries.

Electric vehicles have an important role in responding to future needs and contributing to protecting the environment. Toyota Indonesia also remains focused on developing gasoline-engined vehicles with high fuel efficiency