Here we present to you a breakthrough eco-friendly car that is being developed by the Government of Indonesia. Perhaps it could be a breakthrough for the country to be able to implement transportation technology a cheap and environmentally friendly.
Despite the pros and
cons regarding the car's birth, this eccentric Minister still believes
it will be accepted by the national car market.
Dahlan Iskan, the State Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (Menteri Negara BUMN)
is increasingly confident in introducing his electric car to the public
by performing several tests in the streets of our capital.
For this eccentric minister, electric cars are the future of Indonesia. In fact, when the the infrastructures are ready, he assured that by next year, this electric vehicle will be ready for mass-production at 5,000 units per year. "Currently, we're still focusing on the vehicle's quality. My hope is that by August, it'll be all ready. Then, we'll be discussing its price," said Iskan, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, Tuesday (24/7).
For further information on the electric vehicle, Dahlan Iskan gave the opportunity to Dasep Ahmadi to explain. Ahmadi is a tuner and automotive engineer who is a graduate of ITB's Mechanical Engineering, and continued his studies in Germany and Japan.
Ahmadi considers the offer of building an electric vehicle as a challenge of its own to create a unique yet attractive vehicle amidst the domination of Japanese cars in Indonesia.
Ahmadi said that the green hybrid uses 20-kWh electric current and lithium-ion battery imported from the USA. With that specifications, this car is able to travel 130km or about four to five hours.
In the first test however, this green-coloured EV experienced some trouble. After a check, there was apparently a lose wire to the accumulator. "This lose wire could have easily been overlooked, since it's located inside a small box," said Dahlan, as quoted from his personal blog.
In the second test on Tuesday (17/7), still problems were faced. Now it's the gear setting, the RPM was too big. Liking to a conventional car going up an incline in fifth gear. This problem was of course much more serious than the stall in the first day.
However, this didn't concern Dahlan as he has an expert tuner at his disposal. "We did need to push the car to go over the incline. But after that, the car continued smoothly. 60 to 100 km/hour could be gained without trouble even though it rained," he said.
While for the third, fourth and fifth tests, this car ran smooth without any problems. This adds more optimism to Dahlan Iskan that the car will be accepted by the national market. Dahlan plans to appoint PT Pindad as its manufacturer. Dahlan will also team up with PT Pertamina to build recharging facilities and stations.
The hard work of SMK students in Solo seems to be the reference, and encourages other people to promote local automotive products. The car known as the Esemka has been praised by many Indonesian officials, including Joko Widodo, the Mayor of Solo who is currently running for the Governor of DKI Jakarta. This car is a proof of the intellectual capabilities of Indonesians, even though it has created many pros and cons for the SUV's body being partially imported from Japan.
Amongst the cons come from analysts and manufacturers, as well as automobile distributors. They consider the electric vehicle to be unsuitable for the Indonesian market because of its high price. For example, electric cars depend on big batteries that have to be imported and that will cost high.
"There are many aspects that need to be considered before mass-producing this hybrid. Many of the components have to be imported. Yes, it's environmentally friendly, but it will not compensate for the considerably high production cost," said Prawoto, transportation expert at the Agency for Technological Assessment and Application.
However, Dahlan is Dahlan. Whatever the controversy out there, he doesn't want to consider it as a big problem. The Indonesian population has reached 240 million with a rapidly growing middle class economy, making Indonesia one of the most favourite markets for global automakers. Domestic car sales were up by 45% last June, reaching 101,743 vehicle units. These facts are the bases for Dahlan's optimism.
For this eccentric minister, electric cars are the future of Indonesia. In fact, when the the infrastructures are ready, he assured that by next year, this electric vehicle will be ready for mass-production at 5,000 units per year. "Currently, we're still focusing on the vehicle's quality. My hope is that by August, it'll be all ready. Then, we'll be discussing its price," said Iskan, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, Tuesday (24/7).
For further information on the electric vehicle, Dahlan Iskan gave the opportunity to Dasep Ahmadi to explain. Ahmadi is a tuner and automotive engineer who is a graduate of ITB's Mechanical Engineering, and continued his studies in Germany and Japan.
Ahmadi considers the offer of building an electric vehicle as a challenge of its own to create a unique yet attractive vehicle amidst the domination of Japanese cars in Indonesia.
Ahmadi said that the green hybrid uses 20-kWh electric current and lithium-ion battery imported from the USA. With that specifications, this car is able to travel 130km or about four to five hours.
In the first test however, this green-coloured EV experienced some trouble. After a check, there was apparently a lose wire to the accumulator. "This lose wire could have easily been overlooked, since it's located inside a small box," said Dahlan, as quoted from his personal blog.
In the second test on Tuesday (17/7), still problems were faced. Now it's the gear setting, the RPM was too big. Liking to a conventional car going up an incline in fifth gear. This problem was of course much more serious than the stall in the first day.
However, this didn't concern Dahlan as he has an expert tuner at his disposal. "We did need to push the car to go over the incline. But after that, the car continued smoothly. 60 to 100 km/hour could be gained without trouble even though it rained," he said.
While for the third, fourth and fifth tests, this car ran smooth without any problems. This adds more optimism to Dahlan Iskan that the car will be accepted by the national market. Dahlan plans to appoint PT Pindad as its manufacturer. Dahlan will also team up with PT Pertamina to build recharging facilities and stations.
The hard work of SMK students in Solo seems to be the reference, and encourages other people to promote local automotive products. The car known as the Esemka has been praised by many Indonesian officials, including Joko Widodo, the Mayor of Solo who is currently running for the Governor of DKI Jakarta. This car is a proof of the intellectual capabilities of Indonesians, even though it has created many pros and cons for the SUV's body being partially imported from Japan.
Amongst the cons come from analysts and manufacturers, as well as automobile distributors. They consider the electric vehicle to be unsuitable for the Indonesian market because of its high price. For example, electric cars depend on big batteries that have to be imported and that will cost high.
"There are many aspects that need to be considered before mass-producing this hybrid. Many of the components have to be imported. Yes, it's environmentally friendly, but it will not compensate for the considerably high production cost," said Prawoto, transportation expert at the Agency for Technological Assessment and Application.
However, Dahlan is Dahlan. Whatever the controversy out there, he doesn't want to consider it as a big problem. The Indonesian population has reached 240 million with a rapidly growing middle class economy, making Indonesia one of the most favourite markets for global automakers. Domestic car sales were up by 45% last June, reaching 101,743 vehicle units. These facts are the bases for Dahlan's optimism.
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