Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Agency for Technology Assessment and Application (BPPT) affirmed that electric vehicles will pick up steam in Indonesia, with more charging stations being set up nationwide. The agency has organized the Indonesia Electric Motor Show (IEMS) 2019 on Sept 4-7 in Jakarta to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country. […]

The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have officially launched two projects aimed at providing eco-friendly transportation systems to the state university’s sprawling campus. According to a recent report, the University collaborated with DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) for the development […]

BANGKOK (NNT) – To promote energy saving and encourage people to use electric motorcycles, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has launched the No.5 power-saving electric motorcycle. EGAT aims to encourage people to use 21,000 No.5 power-saving labelled electric motorcycles per year.   Energy Minister Sonthirat Sonthijirawong presided over the signing of a memorandum […]

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Ministry of Industry announced that it is eyeing on the electric vehicle (EV) battery industry which is foreseen to constantly grow in the domestic market. This coincides with Presidential Decree No.55/2019 on the accelerated program of electric vehicle battery and transportation. “The regulation urges for the optimization of local contents which will later improve our industry’s […]

The government plans to launch additional measures for motorists to buy electric vehicles (EVs) and motorcycles this year to pump up demand for low-emission vehicles on local roads, says Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong. In addition, support policies for production and the supply chain of EVs will be disclosed soon to help determine new output of […]

Jakarta. The Industry Ministry is partnering up with ride-hailing companies Gojek Indonesia and Grab Indonesia on a project testing electric motorbikes. The test aims to find out the level of energy efficiency that can be achieved using electric vehicles and mobile battery-sharing. New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan’s largest public management organization, is also involved in the project. […]

Mr. Khemmarat Sartpreecha, Deputy Governor, Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and Mr. Zhang Haibo, President of MG Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the “Charging Network Development for Electric Vehicles Project” at the lobby, 1st floor, LED Building, Provincial Electricity Authority Head Office, on 22 August 2019. Mr. Khemmarat disclosed that […]

To accelerate the entry of electric vehicles in Indonesia, the government of President Jokowi Widodo plans to allow manufacturers to bring completely built units or CBU parts. With this plan, the government hopes the sale of these vehicles in the market will stimulate the buyers to own them. But the chair of the Indonesian Automotive Industries Association (Gaikindo), Yohanes Nangoi criticised the move.  He reminded […]

All around Southeast Asia, experiments in the electrification of transport are underway. Buses in Thailand, cars in Malaysia, scooters in Myanmar, bicycles in Singapore, and jeepneys in the Philippines. But, as sea levels rise around the climate-vulnerable sub-region, what about transport of the seafaring variety? Hans van Mameren, a septuagenarian Dutchman who runs Singapore-based renewable energy […]

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has stated that he will encourage the use of electric buses as a mode of public transport particularly in urban areas. The operator of TransJakarta plans to utilize electric buses which are environmentally friendly, he said during a discussion in Jakarta on Friday. However, the operator did […]