Electric Vehicles Displace Fossils at G20 Summit

Electric vehicles (EV) are largely being used at the G20 Summit in place of conventional engine-powered vehicles.

"Please clear that electric (e-bus) at the corner. Here is a fossil (fuel bus) moving out," a transportation coordinator gave an instruction to Damri bus drivers while pointing his finger at a row of red buses at the Benoa seaport’s bus terminal in Bali on Wednesday morning (9/11/2022). Moments later, one of the drivers rushed to an electric bus and drove it away as told by his superior.

The terms of “Electric” and “fossil” have become ubiquitously heard among Damri bus drivers, who are recruited from various regions, in the last few weeks. The drivers have been brought in to strengthen the transportation fleet to support the G20 Summit. “Electric” refers to electric buses and “fossil” to conventionally diesel-powered ones.