Adoption of electric vehicle batteries delivered economic benefits of IDR 9,603 billion

The economic benefits which we believe to be enormous if we seriously implement this policy

Jakarta (medialnews) – Executive Director of the Committee for the Elimination of Leaded Gasoline (KPBB) Ahmad Safrudin said the adoption of electric vehicle batteries for low-carbon vehicles could bring economic benefits of IDR 9,603 billion by 2030.

“This takes Indonesia away from dependence on imported vehicles. If it isn’t, then at least we can become a manufacturer of motor vehicles,” he said in a statement. online discussion on post-economic opportunities.–Leaders Climate Summit who was monitored in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He said the figure came from a decrease in the health impact of environmental pollution of 3,468 billion rupees, savings in production costs of 545 billion rupees and savings of energy of 5 590 billion rupees.

“The economic benefits we are feeling are enormous if we are serious about implementing this policy,” Safrudin said.

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He added that the electric vehicle policy should not ban internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, but only establish universally accepted fuel economy standards.

Various technologies can be produced with a record carbon emissions of no more than 118 grams per kilometer in 2020 and no more than 85 grams per kilometer in 2025.

Since 1970, continues Safrudin, Indonesia was always promised technology transfer but that never happened, so Indonesia should seize the momentum of low carbon vehicles.

In addition, Indonesia has the availability of nickel, cobalt and rare earth metals which can be used raw material to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles.

Electric vehicle adoption could reduce carbon dioxide transport potential to 59% by 2030, resulting in a net zero carbon footprint zero net emissions potentially implemented in 2045 or by 2050 at the latest.

“I hope this can give the big picture to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, which is upset because it tends to obey what the oligarchs want,” Safrudin said.

Senior economist Faisal Basri said countries best prepared for low-carbon products would dominate international trade in the future.

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As for countries that still produce high carbon products, like Indonesia, they will receive export bans that could hurt the economy.

“Other people have completely moved, so later Indonesian products will betire. Later we will be angry again, we are colonized by the world, we are not dictated by sovereignty… it is world sovereignty, ”said Faisal.

Journalist: Sugiharto Purnama
Editor: Chandra Hamdani Noor
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