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        "msgid": "electric-vehicles-begin-to-be-treated-on-par-with-conventional-cars-1776505848",
        "date": "2026-04-18 16:22:00",
        "title": "Electric Vehicles Begin to Be Treated on Par with Conventional Cars",
        "author": "Aditya Maulana",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has introduced a new regulation equating battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles for taxation purposes, subjecting them to the same motor vehicle tax (PKB) and vehicle re-registration fee (BBNKB) based on the vehicle's sales value (NJKB) and environmental impact coefficients. This policy shift occurs as electric vehicle adoption remains in its early stages, with only 342,118 units registered by the end of 2025\u2014less than 1% of the national total\u2014prompting calls for incentives to reach a 10% market penetration threshold for a mature ecosystem. While this alignment may standardise fiscal treatment, it could potentially hinder the acceleration of EV uptake amid efforts to build a sustainable transport sector.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \u2013 Amid efforts to accelerate the adoption of\nelectric vehicles, policy directions are now showing new signals. The\nstill very limited population of electric vehicles is beginning to be\npositioned on par with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles,\nparticularly in taxation schemes. Through Ministry of Home Affairs\nRegulation (Permendagri) Number 11 of 2026, the government stipulates\nthat battery electric vehicles (BEVs) remain subject to Motor Vehicle\nTax (PKB) and Motor Vehicle Re-Registration Fee (BBNKB). This means\nthat, by regulation, electric cars are no longer automatically in the\ncategory exempted from taxes. On the other hand, the tax assessment\nbasis between electric vehicles and conventional vehicles is no longer\ndifferentiated. PKB calculation still refers to the Motor Vehicle Sales\nValue (NJKB) and weight coefficients that reflect impacts on roads and\nthe environment. In the regulation\u2019s attachment, there is no difference\nin weight between electric cars and fossil fuel-powered cars. For\nexample, an electric vehicle like the BYD M6 has coefficients equivalent\nto similar segment conventional cars. This confirms that, in terms of\nbasic tax calculation, both are now treated equally. This situation\narises at a time when the adoption rate of electric vehicles in\nIndonesia is still in the early stage. In fact, to encourage a more\nmature ecosystem, several parties assess that a minimum threshold of\naround 10 percent of the total vehicle population is needed for adoption\nto develop organically. \u201cAn ecosystem can be considered mature if it has\npassed the early adopter phase, and that is usually around 10 percent,\u201d\nsaid National Energy Council (DEN) Member Sripeni Inten to Kompas.com\nrecently. She emphasised that electric vehicles are still considered new\ntechnology amid a very large vehicle population. Therefore, increased\nadoption in the early stage is deemed not to immediately disrupt the\nconventional vehicle market. \u201cElectric vehicles are new items. In a very\nlarge population, 10 percent actually does not disrupt,\u201d she said.\nAlthough showing a growth trend, the number of electric vehicles in\nIndonesia is still relatively small compared to the total motor vehicle\npopulation. The Ministry of Transportation records that by the end of\n2025, the number of electric vehicles reached 342,118 units based on\nType Test Registration Certificate (SRUT) data. Of that number, electric\nmotorcycles are the largest contributors with 229,820 units, followed by\nelectric cars at 110,524 units. The rest consist of three-wheeled\nvehicles, electric goods vehicles, and electric buses with much more\nlimited numbers. However, compared to the national total motor vehicle\npopulation reaching hundreds of millions of units, that figure is still\nvery small. In percentage terms, the number of electric vehicles has not\neven breached 1 percent of the total vehicle population in\nIndonesia.<\/p>",
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