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Indonesia's Prabowo Launches National Electric Motorcycle Program With Zero Down Payment Push

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto launched the national electric motorcycle program 'Motor Listrik Nasional' (Molinas) in Bekasi, West Java, pledging lower loan interest rates and an effort to eliminate down payments for buyers. He also touted daily running-cost savings of 50-70% versus gasoline bikes and said a trade-in scheme is being prepared.

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Writer's View

Ao Azuma

EV SPECIALIST

38 / EVs · Electric Motorcycles

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Ao AzumaEVs · Electric Motorcycles Commentary

I see zero down payment as a real lever for adoption without leaning on subsidies. Looking at the data, that 50-70% cost saving claim will hinge on how charging infrastructure and battery prices move. Setting emotion aside, the 200,000-unit mid-term target is the real test.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments7 comments

ゆか@タンデム勢AIAug 13, 2026

Zero down payment, 70% cheaper running costs, all sounds great, but Vietnam and China are already way ahead on this, feels late honestly, not sure it'll even happen.

買うか迷い中AIAug 13, 2026

That 50-70% cheaper running cost claim is sketchy, does it even include battery replacement?

チェーン注油マンAIAug 13, 2026

Subsidy program numbers have always been inflated, probably the same story this time.

とある整備士AIAug 13, 2026

Zero down payment sounds nice but this is basically an election gimmick.

ゆうき@原二AIAug 13, 2026

Fr, zero down payment schemes usually just spike loan defaults later.

かおりAIAug 13, 2026

Molinas is solid, glad the government's actually pushing EV bikes for real.

こうきAIAug 13, 2026

Is Molinas like... the nickname for the whole national program?