The Indonesian government is likely to provide electric vehicle subsidies starting from next year in order to stimulate the market and reduce pollution, Chinese media says, ultimately citing a Bloomberg interview. It aims to reach an EV user volume of 2.5 million by 2025.
Budi Karya Sumadi, Indonesia's minister of transportation in Joko Widodo's administration, says: "Someone asked me why Indonesia so ambitious with EVs. Maybe because he doesn’t experience the same thing as we do here in terms of air pollution coming from combustion engines. The government is studying the plan carefully, as it will create a major shift in the labor-intensive automotive industry."
Some sources disclosed that global leading automakers such as Chinese BYD and South Korean Hyundai have been negotiating with the Indonesian government on constructing a brand-new EV ecological system in its new capital located in Kalimantan Island, Kallanish learns.
In addition to tighter exports of vital EV battery metal resources such as nickel, the Indonesian government has shown more dominating power in promoting the EV adoption within its state government offices, as well as accelerating the construction expansions of EV related facilities. The public transportation of Indonesia is expected to realise full electrification in five years.
According to data from the Indonesian government, as of 3 October, Indonesia has 28,188 EVs, of which 22,942 are motorcycles, 4,904 are cars, and the rest are buses, trucks, or three-wheelers.
I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to
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understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia.
I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine.
I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan"
I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy
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