State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan assume that electric cars can be developed into future cars in Indonesia

State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan assume that electric cars can be developed into future cars in Indonesia



State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan assume that electric cars can be developed into future cars in Indonesia. Because, if the need to compete to make a car with gasoline, Indonesia will not be able to.

"Now that the challenge is to convince people that electric cars were the car of our future," Dahlan said during a press conference at the Gallery Cafe in Jakarta, Tuesday (08/01/2013).

According to Dahlan, the development of electric cars is more likely because the countries in the world have also just set up and develop the electric car as the vehicle of the future. Moreover, the government is also encouraging the reduction of energy subsidies especially for fuel oil continues to soar each year. Even the value of the fuel subsidy to the public in the state budget reached more than Rp 200 trillion. Though the state money could be allocated to the other.

"If we make a car with fuel energy, then we lose to Europe, the U.S. or Japan. While the countries equally develop electric cars as an alternative vehicle in the future," he added.

Dahlan assume that the chances of Indonesia to develop an electric car it is very large. Therefore, Indonesia has experts in the field of electric cars that can be developed.


State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said they used personal funds to order a special type of electric car "Ferrari". Dahlan is not taking money from the Ministry of SOEs at all.

"It's private money. Was to research and create prototypes," Dahlan said when met at the Gallery Cafe Cikini Jakarta, Tuesday (08/01/2013).

According to Dahlan, it wants the electric car project is the pride of Indonesia in the future. He was willing to be used as a pilot for this electric car project. Dahlan willing to spend about $ 3 billion to order electric cars Ferrari type directly from the manufacturer, Danet Suryatama assisted by Kunto Wibisono, owner of Butterfly Night workshop in Yogyakarta. Kunto role made ​​frame (chassis) cars.

Dahlan also takes money out of private pockets of Rp 200-Rp 300 million for electric car concept City Car made ​​by Dasep Ahmadi, in a private workshop in Depok. "I was just a message, finance course. Later if one wants to produce electric cars, go ahead. Government is pushing electric cars so the cars of the future," he added.

The plan, mid-year, electric cars could be mass produced. Therefore, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wants the electric car was launched nationally in May 2013. "It's only a matter of licensing, rules and continue to test before the electric car is ready to be mass produced," he added.