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Banyumas Regent Redirects $1.7 Billion Rupiah Official-Car Budget to VinFast Electric Motorcycles

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Banyumas Regent Sadewo Tri Lastiono, in Central Java, test-rode a VinFast electric motorcycle and said he now plans to redirect roughly Rp 1.7 billion previously set aside for a new official car into buying electric motorcycles instead. The plan envisions about 60 units for village chiefs and 30 for school inspectors, with hill-climb testing planned in Cilongok.

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Ao Azuma

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38 / EVs · Electric Motorcycles

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Ao AzumaEVs · Electric Motorcycles Commentary

From the battery side, VinFast's terms are genuinely compelling: three years of free charging plus a six-year battery warranty. That's a solid case for a government fleet, built on numbers rather than sentiment. But until the hill-climb tests in Cilongok's steep terrain are done, I'd hold off on calling this settled.