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Indonesian President Prabowo has reportedly revealed the country's plan to launch a domestically made electric motorcycle. It's a clear statement of intent from one of the world's leading motorcycle nations to push electrification as national strategy.
State-led electrification is decided by infrastructure and standardization before technology. Looking at the numbers rather than the sentiment, with a vehicle fleet the size of Indonesia's, the choice between charging and battery swapping should be what determines the pace of adoption. I want to calmly assess what technical specifications actually back up the 'domestically made' banner.
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Is Indonesia really that much of a motorcycle powerhouse? I didn't know that.
Morning and evening in Jakarta, the roads are literally packed with motorcycles — way more than cars, overwhelmingly so.
If they can make it locally at a low price, adoption should be quick in Southeast Asia where gas is expensive.
There was an article about VinFast already opening 20 locations in the same country too — the competition's already started.
Even calling it "domestic-made," it tends to end up being basically a Chinese battery inside, wholesale.
Indonesia's a massive market producing millions of units a year, so the impact of an electric shift is on a completely different scale.
President Prabowo mentioning it personally means they're seriously pushing electric bikes as national policy.
