Jakarta to Test Green Bajajs From Sweden

Jakarta Globe, Lenny Tristia Tambun, June 20, 2013

A Clean Motion Zbee vehicle. (Image courtesy of Clean Motion)

Fresh on the heels of the central government’s plan to offer incentives for the production of low-cost green vehicles, the Jakarta administration has expressed its interest in purchasing electric rickshaws from Sweden to replace the capital’s aging fleet, known as bajajs.

“Sweden has explained their electric bajajs, and we agree that they are better than the gas-powered models. Plus, the price is not too expensive,” Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjhaja said on Wednesday.

Basuki said that he has asked the Swedish company that produces the electric bajajs, Clean Motion, to send the vehicles over to Jakarta so that city administrators could test them.

“They have to send some over so we can conduct tests. The company said it would deliver them this month, but it seems like they will arrive late,” he said.

Previously, Clean Motion said that it would launch its Zbee electric rickshaw to replace traditional 3-wheeled taxis in order to offer a more environmentall -friendly mode of transportation.

The company also announced its plan to manufacture Zbees in Indonesia by building a factory in East Java capable of producing up to 100,000 of the green vehicles annually.

Basuki said that he would let the people of Jakarta decide if they want to switch from the gas-powered bajaj to the electric Zbee.

According to the Jakarta Transportation Agency, there are 11,669 gas-powered bajajs officially registered with the city. Less than 3,000 of them are blue bajajs, which are powered by compressed natural gas (CNG).

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Out with the old 'bajaj,' in with the new

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 05/08/2008 11:03 AM

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW

Two officers arranged parts of old two-stroke bajaj (three-wheeled pedicab) at a vacant lot in Pulo Gebang, East Jakarta on Wednesday.

 

In the background, hundreds of other bajaj were piled high, awaiting a similar fate. The city administration would later press the bajaj parts using a steamroller. 

The measure was made as part of the city administration's bid to replace the old two-stroke engine bajaj with its newer CNG-fueled successor. 

The city planned to demolish as many as 250 bajaj starting Wednesday. 

"I believe this conversion can benefit bajaj owners and drivers. This will also have environmental benefits because we hope to reduce the amount of pollution these vehicles cause," Governor Fauzi Bowo said Wednesday while witnessing the demolition. 

The phase-out program could serve at least three purposes, he said. 

First, it would help reduce air pollution because CNG engine emissions are considered less polluting than emissions from two-stroke gasoline engines. Second, it would help bajaj owners and drivers to increase their earnings because CNG was cheaper and CNG-based bajaj are quieter, thus more preferable. 

Thirdly, he said, it would reduce the government's spending on gasoline subsidy; the city had estimated that for every 500 bajaj replacements, the government could save up to Rp 6.3 billion (US$684,782) every year. 

The administration first introduced the CNG-based model last year, targeting to replace a total of 5,000 bajaj by the end of this year. 

Latest data showed there were 14,424 bajaj operating in the capital, 500 of which were the CNG model. 

The price of the new bajaj, sold by PT Abdi Raharja, is Rp 38.9 million, while an old bajaj costs around Rp 17 million. 

Jakarta Bajaj drivers association chief Tarjono said he expected the administration would give bajaj owners a subsidy to help pay interest on their bajaj loans. 

"I agree with the bajaj replacement but the current bank interest, which is 23 percent per year, is too steep for us. 

"We expect the interest to go down to around 12 percent," he said. (ind)

Petrol stations to provide natural gas

Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

State oil and gas company Pertamina, along with foreign competitors Petronas and Shell Indonesia, will soon supply compressed natural gas (CNG) to the public.

Jakarta Mineral and Mining Agency spokeswoman Peni Susanti said Friday it was part of their obligation to provide and operate CNG pumps at their existing gas stations in the future, although she did not set a deadline.

"Pertamina, Petronas and Shell signed an agreement with the city administration in September in which they promised to provide natural gas at their gas stations," she said at City Hall.

"The agreement is backed up by an existing city bylaw that requires them to install natural gas pumps and supply natural gas at every gas station they have," she added.

Speaking after a meeting with a number of city officials and Governor Fauzi Bowo, Peni said Pertamina would start supplying natural gas to the public in December in conjunction with the state firm's birthday.

Meanwhile, Petronas, Malaysian state oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, and Shell Indonesia, the local arm of Royal Dutch Shell Plc., will commence CNG provision next year, Peni said.

She said as a pilot project for the agreement, Pertamina's CNG would be available at its station on Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta, Petronas's station on Jl. Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, and Shell Indonesia's station on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta.

Currently, out of existing 14 gas stations equipped with CNG pumps, only seven are operating, Peni said.

The city has a total of 264 gas stations.

Petronas, which is planning to build a total of 22 gas stations in Greater Jakarta, currently has two stations, while Shell has 10, also in Greater Jakarta.

Peni said both Petronas and Shell Indonesia were yet to specify the exact date of their initial CNG provision.

Most customers of CNG are Transjakarta buses and some bajaj. Prompted by worsening pollution, the city has encouraged more vehicles to use CNG, which is considered to be cleaner.

Govt to display eco-friendly transportation at Bali meet

Adianto P Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Indonesian government will exhibit its eco-friendly public transportation to the international community during the upcoming climate change conference in Bali.

However, since most of the country's public transportation vehicles are still powered by fossil fuels, the government will swap the engines of the vehicles to be put on display in Bali with ones that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) first.

"We will send the three-wheeled pedicab bajaj, the Metro Mini public mini-buses and CNG taxis to Bali from Jakarta on Dec. 2," Mangisara Lubis, in charge of site events for the Bali meeting, told reporters Friday.

"The display will become part of the site events at the Bali conference."

He said about a hundred businesses related to renewable energy and green products would also exhibit products.

Mangisara, also an adviser to the environment minister, said the vehicles would have to travel with their own supply of CNG for refueling since filling stations along the route to Bali wouldn't have any.

"We hope this will push world leaders, including Indonesia's, to promote lower emission fuels such as CNG for the sake of climate change," he said.

Indonesia will host the 13th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from Dec. 3 to 14 in Bali.

Over 10,000 delegates will attend the conference to discuss ways to combat climate change.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an independent group of experts tasked with assessing scientific aspects of climate change, reported that the use of fossil fuels including in transportation and industry was the main contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

High concentrations of greenhouse gasses generate climate change.

Mangisara said the government would conduct vehicle emissions testing along the route of a parade to feature public transportation vehicles in Bali.

"We will doing tests on ... private and other vehicles at 13 gas stations along the route as an effort to boost public awareness of climate change," he said.

To improve air quality, the government ordered all public transportation to switch to CNG, effective 2005, as part of its Blue Sky program.

Although the pilot program is in Jakarta, CNG-fueled public vehicles in the city are limited to busway coaches and 250 bajaj pedicabs.

The organizer of the Bali conference earlier said all motor vehicles entering Bali's Nusa Dua area during the conference had to be powered by biofuel.

Mangisara said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would dispatch a group of cyclists from Jakarta to Bali on Tuesday as a welcome brigade for the conference.

The 15 cyclists will pedal the 1,433-kilometer route to Bali in 20 days.

Jakarta sees cleaner air through CNG use

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

In an effort to overcome the limited piped gas network in the capital, the Jakarta administration plans to adopt a mother-daughter system to distribute compressed natural gas (CNG).

Under a mother-daughter system, gas is compressed at a mother station and delivered via a "tube trailer" to a daughter station. Mother-daughter systems are usually implemented when piped natural gas is not available.

"We will conduct a pilot project using the mother-daughter system in Jakarta next year," Peni Susanti, head of the City Mining Agency, told reporters Wednesday.

The plan to introduce a mother-daughter system is aimed at supporting the central government's blue sky project to improve air quality in the city.

Jakarta is currently the pilot project city for the blue sky project, which requires all public transportation to use CNG.

Peni said many of the existing fuel stations in the capital were located far from gas pipe networks.

The agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the operators of Pertamina, Shell and Petronas fuel stations to construct more stations selling CNG.

Of the 264 fuel stations in Jakarta, only seven currently sell CNG.

"Many of the fuel stations have allocated space for CNG outlets, but they are yet to receive CNG supplies," she said.

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) earlier said the existing gas network could only meet some 40 percent of the gas demand in the capital.

The existing gas pipes are located along Jl. Daan Mogot, Jl Raya Pluit Utara, Jl. Raya Pluit Timur, Jl. R.E Martadinata, Jl. Sunter Barat, Jl. Sunter Selatan, Jl. Yos Sudarso, Jl. Kelapa Gading, Jl. Raya Bekasi and Jl. Pemuda.

The CNG project was first introduced in 1997, but because of the limited number of fuel stations selling CNG, public interest has remained low.

Some taxis, which previously used CNG, have gone back to using diesel.

In 2005, the administration issued a bylaw on air pollution control requiring all public transportation to switch to CNG.

To meet the target, the administration, PGN and Pertamina signed an MOU on a sustainable supply of CNG in the capital.

Pertamina, the state oil and gas producer, will guarantee the fuel supply, while PGN will be responsible for distribution.

Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo called on the operators of fuel stations to improve the quality of fuel to help improve the city's air quality.

"Since there are only a few industries operating in the capital, the air pollution is largely due to the poor quality of fuel used by vehicles," he said at a seminar organized by the City Mining Agency.

"We need more eco-friendly fuels to help clean the city's air."

Fauzi, who will be installed as governor next month, said his office will set tougher standards for fuel sold in Jakarta to meet European emissions standards and help improve the quality of air in the capital.

The government announced the implementation of Euro II emissions standards at the beginning of this year, requiring the use of unleaded gasoline or diesel with low sulfur content with a maximum of 500 ppm (particle per milliliter).

However, sulfur content in diesel fuel sold throughout the city still sits at around 3,300 ppm.

City warns public of more traffic chaos

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The city administration has warned Jakartans of potential heavy traffic and congestions likely to occur during the construction of three new busway corridors.

Construction work is scheduled to start next month and administration has suggested motorist prepare to take other routes during peak hours.

Head of traffic at the Transportation Agency M. Akbar said the construction of busway corridors eight, nine and 10 would start in July.

Although Akbar's senior and head of the agency Nurrachman earlier said the project would not begin until August.

The three corridors would link Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta to Harmoni in Central Jakarta; Pinang Ranti in East Jakarta to Pluit in North Jakarta; and Cililitan in East Jakarta to Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta.

The roads along the construction sites of the new corridors will not be closed, Akbar said.

"But people can drive through the alternative routes if they find traffic jams," Akbar said.

The construction will cost the city approximately Rp 180 billion (about US$22 million) and is expected to be finished by the end of this year.

Currently a total of 287 buses operate along seven busway corridors.

The transportation agency is also planning to gradually replace single buses with articulated buses.

"The capacity of an articulated bus can reach up to 160 people, while a single bus accommodates only 85 people -- and all the articulated buses will use gas fuel," Akbar said.

Busway operator consortium PT TransJakarta imported 10 articulated buses from China on Sunday, all of which are set to serve busway corridor five at the end of next month.

Clean air still scarce in the capital

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Despite aggressive campaigning for more eco-friendly fuel usage in the capital, the number of clean-air days has continued its downward spiral, an official air quality quarterly report reveals.

As of April 17, Jakartans enjoyed "good" air quality for only 23 days, which were thanks largely to frequent rains that swept the city's dust, known as particulate matter PM10, from the air and into the atmosphere.

Last year, for the same period -- the first four months of the year -- the city had 32 days of good air.

"Healthier air quality comes on rainy days," the City Environmental Board's (BPLHD) head of natural resources monitoring, Rina Suryani, said Saturday.

Rina said the PM10 average for this year's first quarter was 43 micrograms per cubic meter, far lower than the tolerable standard of 150 micrograms per cubic meter.

"However, we also recorded several days during which the PM10 parameter exceeded the standard."

Rina predicts that air quality will continue to decline with the coming dry season, which is expected to begin next month.

The city administration was elated when it learned that in Q1 last year, 32 days earned a "good" air grading, which it claimed was a direct and immediate result of the implementation of the air pollution control bylaw.

Throughout 2005, Jakarta recorded 45 good air days.

The 2005 bylaw on air pollution control requires all modes of public transportation to use compressed natural gas (CNG) and that all private vehicles undergo biannual emissions tests.

None of the programs, which were first launched last year, run well -- with the exception of the CNG scheme.

First introduced in 2004, the busway project was also designed to alleviate the use of fossil fuels. Of the 15 planned routes, the city currently operates seven busway corridors spanning 99.95 kilometers across Jakarta.

The seven routes are serviced by around 225 buses, of which 126 run on CNG. The administration plans to eventually have 363 units operating in the seven corridors.

In light of the transportation sector contributing 80 percent of the city's air pollution, the busway project was aimed at promoting public transportation and encouraging Jakartans to leave their private vehicles at home.

Data from the administration shows that some 2.5 million private cars and 3.8 million motorcycles are on the city's roads during weekdays.

The sheer magnitude of vehicles on the city's streets then causes daily severe traffic congestion. As traffic congestion worsens, the city's air becomes more polluted.

However, clean air campaigners have long doubted the validity of the city's air quality tests because of the poorly-maintained state of the five existing air quality monitors.

The monitors measure the concentrations of five main pollutants -- PM10, nitrogen oxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and ozone (O3)-- all of which can have detrimental effects on health, can harm the environment and can cause property damage.

The higher the percentage of the five pollutants, the worse the city's air quality will be.

Rina identified ozone (O3), which exceeds the standard of 30 micrograms per cubic meter, as the most prevalent of the pollutants.

In January, the ozone composition reached 43.59 micrograms per cubic meter.

Busway fire threatening eco-friendly gas campaign

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The busway authority's reluctance to disclose the cause of the recent explosion and fire on a TransJakarta bus is throwing into doubt the introduction of eco-friendly compressed natural gas (CNG) for city public transport, environmentalists say.

The Partnership for Clean Emissions (MEB) said Saturday the failure of the busway operator to explain the incident could raise fears about the safety of CNG, jeopardizing the city's blue sky campaign.

"The issue of CNG is no longer economic. After (the busway fire) it's mostly about safety. The Jakarta administration, as the owner of the TransJakarta busway system, must explain to the public and convince them of the safety of using gas fuel," MEB secretary general John Livingstone Wuisan told The Jakarta Post.

The bus burst into flames during maintenance at the busway pool last week, injuring four mechanics.

Governor Sutiyoso said the explosion and fire was caused by human error.

The busway is the city's first project to use eco-friendly CNG fuel as part of efforts to clean up the city's severe air pollution.

The project is in line with the 2005 bylaw on air pollution control, which requires all public transport as well as the city administration's operational vehicles to switch to CNG.

A source at the administration said many of the city's vehicles have yet to switch to CNG.

The CNG project was first introduced in 1997 but public interest has remained low, partly due to the small number of service stations in the city selling CNG.

Some taxis which had previously switched to CNG have since returned to using diesel.

Jakarta is the site of the pilot project for the central government's blue sky program, which is aimed at reducing air pollution in urban areas through the use of CNG.

A source involved in city discussions over CNG, who wished to remain anonymous, said Sutiyoso has again delayed issuing an ordinance in support of the CNG project out of uncertainty over the supply of the gas.

"The draft (ordinance) has been completed. It's the second revision after Sutiyoso declined to sign it last year," the source told the Post.

The first draft of the ordinance was created by the City Mineral and Mining Agency while the second was formulated by the Environment Management Board (BPLHD), he said.

According to the BPLHD draft, public transport could use CNG, liquefied gas for vehicles (LGV) or liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Currently, only one station, in Kebayoran, South Jakarta, sells LGV. Of the 264 gas stations in Jakarta, only seven currently sell CNG.

The city has set up two stations for buses operating on the seven busway corridors.

The administration also plans to revitalize seven CNG stations to meet the demands of public transport operators.

According to the draft ordinance, the administration will award bonuses to the owners of public transport vehicles who want to switch to eco-friendly fuels.

Incentives will also be provided to businesses selling the gas and related products and to auto workshops that provide services for vehicles using gas fuels.

The draft states that sanctions would be handed out to public transportation owners who failed to switch to eco-friendly fuels.

The administration signed a contract with state gas company PGN and state oil company Pertamina to ensure the supply of CNG to Jakarta. PGN has promised to supply 600 million cubic feet of CNG per day to Jakarta.

PGN currently supplies around 87 cubic feet of CNG per day.

State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar has also pledged to help the administration resolve supply problems with CNG.

"I understand Governor Sutiyoso's decision to not issue a decree implementing the CNG program," Rachmat told reporters at a recent press conference in the Grand Kemang Hotel in South Jakarta.

The minister said he would bring the issue for discussion in Cabinet and consult with Pertamina.

Central govt threatens car quota to boost mass transit

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

If a sustainable transportation system is not developed to reduce air pollution in Jakarta, the government will start limiting car sales in the capital, the State Ministry for the Environment warned.

The state ministry's deputy assistant for emissions control, Ridwan Tamin, said Friday the existing transportation system in Jakarta has not encouraged private car owners to switch to public transportation.

"Completion of the busway and monorail systems are half-hearted efforts. The government needs to get moving and finish what it has started," Ridwan told The Jakarta Post.

"If air pollution remains at high levels, it is feasible to ban private car sales."

He said it was time the automotive industry assisted the city administration in developing the public transportation system.

"The government needs to enforce the law on emissions tests, as stipulated in air pollution control bylaws."

He said sustainable transportation must be eco-friendly and accessible to all levels of society.

"The government must improve the busway by setting up more stops and providing feeder buses to ease congestion. Sustainable transportation is urgently needed," Ridwan said.

Some busway buses operate on eco-friendly compressed natural gas (CNG) and are part of the city's mass rapid transit (MRT) system, which is aimed at resolving long-standing transportation problems. Plans to improve the MRT system include the addition of subway, monorail and waterway transportation options.

Seven busway corridors, out of a planned 15, are currently in operation. The waterway project is expected to begin in June.

There are now more than 2.5 million private cars and 3.8 million motorcycles in the city -- and only 255,000 public transportation vehicles.

The government says private car ownership rises by at least 11 percent each year, far higher than the 1 percent increase in newly constructed roads annually.

At this rate the city will be gridlocked by 2014.

The government recorded only 48 days of clean air in Jakarta last year, up from 28 recorded in 2005.

Transportation expert from the University of Indonesia, Susanto Soehodho, said the automotive industry has a responsibility to help the government set up a sustainable transportation system.

He said the automotive industry should set aside a percentage of income from car sales to improve the public transportation system.

Eco-driving campaign to cut emissions

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The clean air campaign group Swisscontact has stepped-up its effort to promote environmentally friendly driving in order to cut car emissions, the main contributor to Jakarta's air pollution.

The group's campaign officer, Tory Damantoro, said the company will perform training in so-called "eco-driving" techniques for drivers working in the private transport company Hiba Utama.

"In the first stage, we will train 100 Hiba Utama drivers, starting in May," Tory told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.

Hiba Utama currently operates around 2,000 passenger buses.

Eco-driving was first promoted in Indonesia by Swisscontact last year when the group trained 50 truck drivers from the publicly listed cement maker PT Holcim Indonesia.

Tory said truck drivers using eco-driving techniques could save fuel consumption by up to 10 to 15 percent.

"With small improvements in driving style, drivers can save significantly on fuel consumption and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (CO2)," he said.

"So if 3 million cars traveling across the city applied eco-driving techniques, there would be an energy saving of Rp 400 billion per year. It's an easier way to clean the city's air," he said.

Eco-driving techniques have been developed in several European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Britain and Switzerland since the mid-1990s.

The British government is now planning to make eco-driving training a requirement for obtaining a driver's license.

Swisscontact has long pushed the Jakarta administration to clean the city's air.

The organization's massive campaigns led the administration to issue a bylaw on air pollution control requiring, among other measures, compulsory emissions tests for all private cars.

The bylaw also makes the use of more eco-friendly compressed natural gas (CNG) compulsory for all public transport.

However, the bylaw has not come into full effect due to poor law enforcement.

The administration has also tried to discourage people from driving private cars into the city by increasing parking fees and improving busway services.

The administration also plans to implement electronic road pricing this year to substitute the current three-in-one lane system.

Experts have said emissions from road vehicles contribute to up to 70 percent of the city's air pollution.

Tory said his company would analyze CO2 emission reductions resulting from the eco-driving program.

"If possible, we will develop the eco-driving style to reap money from the clean development mechanism (CDM)," he said.

The CDM is part of Indonesia's commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, which allows developing nations to trade carbon credits gained through reduced emissions.

A ton of reduced CO2 emission is currently valued at between US$5 and $10.

Eco-driving Tips:

1. Anticipate the traffic, look as far ahead as possible 2. Drive smoothly and at a constant speed 3. Change gears economically, shift up gears quickly 4. Stay in higher gears with lower engine RPM (revolutions per minute) whenever possible 5. Coast a lot 6. Decelerate smoothly 7. Avoid breaking abruptly 8. Use engine breaking

Source: Swisscontact

Govt plans air quality ranking system

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The government has announced a new scheme to rank cities based on air quality, in an effort to push local administrations to cut pollution.

State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar said Tuesday the new initiative would at first include only 11 cities and municipalities that already have installed air monitoring devices.

"The rankings will help show whether or not the administrations have developed sustainable transportation systems in order to cut air pollution in urban areas," the ministry's deputy assistant for mobile sources emission pollution control, Ridwan Tamin, told The Jakarta Post.

He said the new program would measure traffic conditions, pollutant levels, including sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, as well as the number of air monitoring stations and the health impact of air pollution.

"We will also examine policies issued relating to air pollution to determine awareness levels of administrations and the total budget allocated to monitor air quality," Ridwan said.

The ministry's team, which will involve transportation experts and non-governmental organizations, is scheduled to inspect targeted areas from May to August.

"We expect to announce the results to the public in September," Ridwan said.

The government has repeatedly pushed local administrations to revitalize transportation systems to cut down vehicle emissions, which are major contributors to air pollution.

It wants administrations to introduce eco-friendly public transportation that can be enjoyed by all levels of society.

The ministry earlier pointed to Jakarta's busway system as an example of a sustainable transportation system, if managed properly.

The busway features a number of buses using eco-friendly compressed natural gas (CNG), and is part of an envisioned mass rapid transit (MRT) system officials hope will resolve long-standing transportation problems in the capital. The future MRT may also include a subway, monorail and water taxis.

Jakarta is the first city in Indonesia to have a busway system. The capital also issued a bylaw on air pollution control in 2005. The bylaw requires all private cars to obtain emissions tests twice a year, and mandates the use of CNG for public transportation vehicles.

However, there is still not full implementation of the bylaw because of poor law enforcement and a lack of support infrastructure.

The Jakarta administration recorded only 48 good air quality days last year, up from 28 good days in 2005.

Data from the environment ministry shows that in 2005, Surabaya recorded 21 good air quality days, Bandung 40 days, Medan 24 days and Semarang 229 days.

The ministry earlier said the air quality ranking system was part of its plan to include air quality in the annual Adipura environmental awards.

Currently, the awards only recognize the cleanest and greenest cities based on waste management.

Targeted Areas

No. City 1. Central Jakarta 2. South Jakarta 3. East Jakarta 4. West Jakarta 5. North Jakarta 6. Surabaya 7. Medan 8. Semarang 9. Bandung 10. Yogyakarta 11. Makassar

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

The Jakarta Post

A new bajaj (three-wheeled pedicab) -- which takes compressed natural gas (CNG) -- is parked between two old bajaj Friday in Bulungan, South Jakarta.

(JP/Arief Suhardiman)