Jokowi orders switch to EVs, public may not follow

An official charges a car after the launch of the first public electric vehicle (EV) charging station, which will be used for EVs transporting world leaders during the Group of 20 Summit later this year in Nusa Dua, Bali. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has mandated the use of electric vehicles (EVs) for government officials across the country in a move aimed at expediting the country’s transition to battery-powered transportation, but experts say that this alone will not mean the general public will follow suit.

Presidential Instruction No. 7/2022, in effect since Tuesday (Sept 13), orders agencies and institutions at both the central and regional level, including the Indonesian Military, National Police, Attorney General’s Office and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), to devise policies and budgets accommodating the switch.