Govt to mandate all vehicles to be hydrogen-based in IKN


A cleared forest area marks a 7.3-km toll road project underway near the new capital city of Nusantara in East Kalimantan, as seen in this undated handout photo from state-owned construction company PT Wijaya Karya, the project’s developer. - Antara

JAKARTA: The government wants to mandate all vehicles in the future capital city of Nusantara (IKN) to be based on hydrogen, in a move that appears to mark a shift from its initial focus on battery-based electric vehicles (EVs) in the planned new capital in East Kalimantan.

The target is to implement the mandate after 2040 with an interim goal of 50% of vehicles in 2035 to be based on hydrogen, also known as fuel cell EVs.

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