Indonesia is moving from gas to electric
Currently, both private and public transportation throughout the world still mostly relies on fossil fuels. In Indonesia, the majority of people commute everyday in automobiles and motorcycle. Despite its widespread use and ease, traditional fossil-fueled transportation causes harmful pollution, particularly in large cities.
According to estimates, all of our fossil fuel reserves will be used up by 2060 if we continue utilizing them at our present rate. The current solution to the problem are the use of electric vehicles (EV) and on the environmental front, EVs enhance air quality since it utilizes cleaner energy, giving the general public a healthier environment.
Electric vehicles are the future for Indonesia
The government anticipates that Jakarta and Bali will serve as prototype EV cities, with many companies such as Grab launching a fleet of electric cars in Indonesia in support of this initiative. According to the Indonesian Ministry of Industry’s website, the country plans to have 400,000 electric vehicles on the road in 2025 and 5.7 million by 2035. A Presidential Decree outlining the steps the government intends to take to promote and hasten the implementation of battery electric vehicle initiatives in Indonesia was furthermore announced. On public roadways, the government also intends to construct green lanes to show that electric vehicles are on the path towards a greener future and better investments.
Electric Vehicles in Bali
Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno will begin promoting low-carbon and sustainable travel by putting in place a number of initiatives that place an emphasis on environmental sustainability. The Indonesian government along with PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo have planned to construct more charging station facilities around the nation in an effort to promote environmental sustainability. Darmawan continued by saying that PLN would not only offer charging stations in different parts of Indonesia, such as residential charging stations in addition to battery charging for public electric automobiles. While charging might take hours, replacing old batteries with new ones just takes a few minutes.
The country has one of the largest motorcycle markets in the world — in an effort to improve environmental sustainability, the Indonesian government is also intending to convert motorbikes that run on gasoline into electric motorcycles. The government has also given incentives including power bill and tax breaks for owners of electric vehicles and plans to create 32,000 public charging stations by the year 2030.