Liuzhou, China – The Chief of Staff to the President, General TNI (ret.) Dr. Moeldoko, was impressed with the earnestness of the city of Liuzhou, China in building an ecosystem to support the use of electric vehicles. “Liuzhou is an inspiring city for us, to build environmentally friendly mobility, especially with electric vehicles,” said Moeldoko at his residence, Sunday (10/12), after his work visit in China.
During his visits, from Monday to Friday (4-8/12) Moeldoko was welcomed directly by the Mayor of Liuzhou, Zhang Zhuang. Both leaders discussed various regulations that have been implemented to support the electric vehicle ecosystem. Moeldoko expressed his hope that he could send his representatives from the government and the private sector to learn directly in Liuzhou regarding the preparation of the electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia. “This collaboration will enrich our understanding in preparing the transformation towards environmentally friendly mobility,” he affirmed.
The Mayor of Liuzhou warmly welcomed Moeldoko’s aspiration. Liuzhou city also expanded the opportunity for the young generations from Indonesia to come, see and directly learn from the electric vehicle industry development in Liuzhou city.
The city government of Liuzhou has implemented several regulations to encourage residents to switch from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. This includes providing tax incentives to owners of electric vehicles. These tax incentives include the exemption of the Motor Vehicle Registration Tax (BBN-KB) and the Motor Vehicle Tax (PKB) for 5 years.
Mayor Zhang also mentioned that the supporting infrastructure development such as charging stations are provided for more than 2.000 locations and for the battery exchange places are more than 1.000 until this year 2023.
Those regulations showed positive impacts. “This year the number of electric vehicles in Liuzhou has reached 1,5 million units, or accelerated 50% that year before,” said Mayor Zhang.
After the meeting, Moeldoko took the time to see various charging stations, one of which was in the parking area in front of the Liuzhou City Hall. There were nine fast charging stations and dozens of normal charging stations. After that, Moeldoko also visited the residential area, where charging devices managed by the private sectors were installed at every point of the parking area.
“This free parking facility for the electric vehicle becomes the motivation for society to switch into the EV. Besides, the development of charging stations infrastructure also guarantees the availability of accessible charging facilities,” said Moeldoko.
Moeldoko’s visit to Liuzhou was not just a diplomatic event, but a concrete step to support positive transformation towards sustainable mobility. Indonesia could learn a lot from Liuzhou in designing policies, exploring the potential innovations, and building infrastructure that support EV ecosystems.
