Mataram City Government Immediately Buy 3 Electric Cars, The Budget Is IDR 1.8 Billion

MATARAM - Mataram City Government, West Nusa Tenggara, immediately purchased three units of electric cars as a follow-up to central government policies.

"We have prepared a budget for the procurement of the three electric cars, Rp1.8 billion," said Head of the Mataram City Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) M Ramayoga, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 17.

He said the three electric cars were intended for the Mayor of Mataram and Deputy Mayor of Mataram, as well as the Chairman of the Mataram City DPRD.

"The purchase will be carried out in the near future by the General Section of the Mataram City Secretariat," he said.

Meanwhile, continued Ramayoga, on Monday (15/5) two electric motorcycles had also been purchased as a trial of the extent to which effectiveness and efficiency were compared to motorcycles with fuel oil (BBM).

The two electric motorcycles are currently being used by employees of the Mataram City Bappeda to support work operations, while being evaluated.

"We will evaluate the use of these two electric motorcycles per month, to make comparisons," he said.

Although the purchase price of this electric motorcycle is the same as for ordinary motorbikes, which is around Rp. 31 million per unit, but for electric motorcycles there is no more budget allocation for fuel. In addition, the maintenance budget, such as changing oil and others, also does not exist.

If in one year it turns out that the use of electric motors is more efficient, in the future, procurement will be carried out in stages, because the city government must also consider where to take vehicles already available.