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Indonesia focuses on building electric vehicle ecosystem

Indonesia's Ministry of Industry is striving to accelerate the growth of the battery-based electric motorised vehicle (KBLBB) ecosystem to reduce fuel consumption, according to the ministry's Secretary General Dody Widodo.
Indonesia focuses on building electric vehicle ecosystem ảnh 1An electric vehicle model by PT Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (Photo courtesy of the company)
Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia's Ministry of Industry is striving toaccelerate the growth of the battery-based electric motorised vehicle (KBLBB)ecosystem to reduce fuel consumption, according to the ministry's SecretaryGeneral Dody Widodo.

Speaking at a seminar on March 14, Dody Widodo said thatIndonesia has set a target of producing 1 million electric cars by 2035 tohelp reduce oil consumption by 12.5 million barrels.

By the year, the ministry also expects the production ofelectric motorcycles to reach 12 million, which could help reduce oilconsumption by 18.86 million barrels.

According to him, currently there are five electric buscompanies with a production capacity of 2,480 units per year.

Meanwhile, three electric car companies have a productioncapacity of 29,000 units per year, and 45 two- and three-wheeled electricmotorcycle companies with a production capacity of 1.04 million units per year,he said./.
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