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Around 1 percent of the electric cars can be seen on the country’s roads and people wants EVs to be 60 percent cheaper Indonesia, which is considered to be Southeast Asia’s biggest car market has once again hosted the International Auto Show (GIIAS) from August 10 until Aug 20, 2023. The purpose is to boost EV manufacturing, production, and sales. The government was under the notion that the show will provide optimistic scenarios to increase EV sales, but people are still gloom-ridden to adopt the same.
Indonesia: The price premium on electric vehicles (EVs), questions about the availability of charging stations and doubts about new brands are reasons to hold back for now, said visitors to the auto show in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta.
Indonesia has ambitious EV growth plans as it races Thailand and India to build out an EV industry as an alternative to China, the world s largest producer. However, EVs currently account for less than 1% of cars on its roads.
Indonesia s
government used the Jakarta auto show to double down on plans to
drive production and sales of electric vehicles in Southeast
Asia s largest auto market, but buyers are not sold yet. .