The entire national electric car development initiatives must enter the system research team formed by the government.

Electric Car and Dahlan Iskan

The entire national electric car development initiatives must enter the system research team formed by the government.



The entire national electric car development initiatives must enter the system research team formed by the government. This step is to ensure the ongoing development of appropriate procedures and standards to ensure the appropriateness of existing incentivized.

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa held a coordination meeting on the development of a national electric car in Jakarta, Wednesday (01/09/2013). Present at the meeting included Minister of State Owned Enterprises Dahlan Iskan, Minister of Finance Agus DW Martowardojo, and Director of PT PLN (Persero) Nur Pamudji.

The government, according to Hatta, has formed a research team under the coordination of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Research and Technology. The entire development potential that exists, both institutions and individuals are expected to enter the system the research team.

"Where the less we help. If anyone needs an incentive, we help. Research funds also we provide," said Hatta.

The research team specifically addressing research and technology development. While the matter of granting the status of the operation is not feasible or the authority of the Ministry of Transportation. Production licensing authority of the Ministry of Industry.

The whole process standards, according to Hatta, should be passed so that the car is really worth and be able to be mass produced. For the first mass production later prioritized for urban cars and buses.

APEC Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, in October 2013, will serve as a national electric car show stage. Technically, all vehicles used for the benefit of the event will be used nationwide electric car, unless the car head of state protocol that usually bring their own cars.

Agus Martowardojo said the government has prepared a number of incentives to encourage the development of electric cars nationwide. Among these are value-added tax exemption for luxury goods for the components still have to be imported.

Asked about the need for electricity for electric cars nationwide, Agus argues, ideally using non-subsidized electricity. The reason, one of the development of electric cars is the reduce the consumption subsidy.

Meanwhile, Minister for State Owned Enterprises Dahlan Iskan actively promote electric cars says it will not give up on electric cars. "We can not pursue the technology that has developed petrol car developed countries. We will compete in the electric car because the technology is new and all countries are racing to develop," said Dahlan.

Director General of Electricity Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Jarman, yesterday, at the Office of the Directorate General of Electricity Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jakarta, said the supply of electricity in Java-Bali electricity system sufficient for electric car program. There are still up 30 percent in the Java-Bali electricity system that is ready to use.

State Electricity Company Director Nur Pamudji said idle or unused electricity at night to reach 1,000 megawatts can be used to charge electric cars.

Unlike the electric car charging at home which takes several hours, charging at rest area to use the device in the direction of quick charger with enough power 10-20 minutes. Costs required for a rapid charger device is approximately Rp 10 million.

President Director of PT Pratama Dasep Sarimas Ahmadi Ahmadi, at the Ministry of Industry, said that it plans to produce electric cars Evina 1000-2000. Evina Indonesia stands for Electric Vehicle. Dasep said, the selling price of an electric car is under Rp 200 million.