Incentive to Popularize Electric Vehicles
The government has moved quickly to boost the domestic market for electric vehicles. Incentives are being prepared for consumers to switch to electric vehicles.
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A taxi driver stops by to charge his vehicle on Friday (30/8/2019) at the E-Bluebird fleet hub in Jakarta. The use of electric vehicles is expected to continue to grow along with the promulgation of Presidential Regulation No. 55/2019 on accelerating the nation’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) program.
The government has moved quickly to boost the domestic market for electric vehicles. Incentives are being prepared for consumers to switch to electric vehicles and have also been given to producers to boost independent domestic production.
The policies to increase the market penetration of battery-powered cars are part of an effort to turn Indonesia into a global hub for such vehicles. At least, the country aims to be a basis for electric vehicle production in Southeast Asia.