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Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said on Monday that the country can begin
mass production of the national electric car as early as next year after doing
a test drive of its prototype on Monday.
“If the
infrastructure is ready, we can start mass producing the car with a capacity of
5,000 units per year,” he claimed.
The
minister drove the prototype of the Ahmadi Mesin 5.0 electric car, which was
named after its maker Dasep Ahmadi, 48 kilometers from its garage at Jati
Mulya, on the outskirts of Jakarta, to the Research and Technology Ministry
building on Jalan Thamrin in Central Jakarta.
The
prototype so far only has a local police road certificate since regulations on
taxes and registrations for electric vehicles, which do not fall under existing
categories, have yet to be put in place.
Dahlan said
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has already instructed the ministers for
industry, research and technology and trade to work on the necessary
regulations.
“Within the
next three months, there should be a clear technical guide for commercial
regulations, so that the car can be mass produced,” Dahlan said.
Besides
Ahmadi’s electric car, there are four other versions in the final stages of
completion under the minibus, city car and sports car categories.