Indonesia's electric vehicle ambition needs charging

Too few charging stations a big drawback for plan to be EV exporter and battery producer

Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam in Jakarta, on Oct 31, 2019. PHOTO: AFP
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Indonesia is aiming for cleaner air and to find new markets for its minerals by developing local demand for electric vehicles and hybrids by the middle of the next decade.

But the plan is running up against a big roadblock: too few electric charging stations.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 22, 2020, with the headline Indonesia's electric vehicle ambition needs charging. Subscribe