Electric buses research Indonesian Institute of Sciences will be applied in the city of Yogyakarta.

Yunanto Wiji Utomo

Electric buses research Indonesian Institute of Sciences will be applied in the city of Yogyakarta.



Electric buses research Indonesian Institute of Sciences will be applied in the city of Yogyakarta. In practice, the bus will be upgraded to use the power of the tram cables supplied in the specified path.

"Now it is woven cooperation with PT PLN and local governments for the implementation of electric buses in Yogyakarta," said Minister of Research and Technology Gusti Muhammad Hatta at the "Kick-Off Reforms (RB) 70", Thursday (01/03/2012) , in Jakarta.

Kick-Off RB 70 is a program of reform to improve efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the performance of employees of the Ministry of Research and Technology. In 2013, targeted efficiency can improve employee performance benefits of 70 percent. In the previous year, the performance benefits achieved was only 45 percent.

Hatta said that, in addition to the optimization of the research that has been achieved, the reform of the bureaucracy also avoid duplication of research budgets. We have already stressed budget transparency research.

"In the past, research budgets may just received 70 percent. Now can no longer, should be 100 percent of the budget is acceptable," said Hatta.

Mechatronics

Research Center for Electric Power and Mechatronics Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in 2012 produced a prototype electric bus with a capacity of 15 people. This electric buses that will be implemented in Yogyakarta and developed into a tram.

"It's still being discussed for the delivery of research results electric buses," said the Head of Research Center of Electric Power and Mechatronics (Telimek) LIPI Adi Santosa.

The prototype electric bus designed for electric charging of the battery capacity of 500 amperes. Once a full charge can to achieve mileage of 120 kilometers to 150 kilometers.

The maximum speed of the electric bus to reach 100 kilometers per hour. To produce a research prototype electric buses needed funds amounting to Rp 1.8 billion.

"It's made electric buses for the purpose of meeting the Head of LIPI capacity of eight passengers. Available presentation space with computer equipment and other facilities," said Adi Santosa.