Subsidy assistance and incentives from the government for electric vehicles are in the spotlight after Anies Baswedan, a presidential candidate in the 2024 election, criticized this policy.
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Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has pointed out that, since the cost of an electric car averaged roughly above Rp 700 million (US$44,871.88), the incentive, which amounted to Rp 80 million, would put the price of such vehicles at around Rp 600 million.
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