Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2014 The Indonesian Electric Vehicle Industry\nAssociation (Periklindo) says the government\u2019s plan to offer larger\nincentives for electric vehicles using nickel-based batteries needs to\nbe reviewed, taking technological advances and vehicle affordability\ninto account.<\/p>\n
Periklindo Chairman Moeldoko said electric vehicle battery\ndevelopment should not be limited to one type of material, even though\nIndonesia has abundant nickel resources.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes the material have to be nickel? In my view, it cannot be\nimposed like that,\u201d Moeldoko said at a press conference in Jakarta on\nFriday.<\/p>\n
He said battery technology development needed to take into account\nthe availability of raw materials, production costs and how well\nbatteries meet users\u2019 needs, including charging speed and vehicle\nrange.<\/p>\n
Moeldoko said the domestic battery industry was still expected to\nmake the most of nickel. However, rapid technological progress meant\nbattery research should remain open to alternative materials that were\nmore readily available and offered lower costs.<\/p>\n
Periklindo Deputy Chairman for Development and Research Prabowo\nKartoleksono agreed, saying incentives should not prioritise vehicles\nsolely on the basis of a particular battery material.<\/p>\n
He said the policy needed to account for advances in alternative\nbattery technologies, particularly lithium iron phosphate (LFP), whose\ncathodes do not use nickel as their main material.<\/p>\n
Prabowo said LFP batteries now had energy density increasingly close\nto that of nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries, while costing\nless.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerhaps in the past LFP technology did not match NMC in energy\ndensity, but now its energy density is equivalent, while it is 30 per\ncent cheaper,\u201d Prabowo said.<\/p>\n
Sodium-ion batteries are also being developed as another alternative\nin the global electric vehicle industry, he said.<\/p>\n
Prabowo said the issue was particularly important for price-sensitive\nelectric vehicles such as motorbikes. He warned that more expensive\nbatteries could put further pressure on sale prices, while manufacturers\nwere still facing challenges in expanding sales.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want to obtain the TKDN [Domestic Component Level], you have\nto use nickel batteries, and nickel batteries are very expensive,\u201d\nPrabowo said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Prabowo said the development of solid-state batteries\ncould give Indonesia an opportunity to increase the added value of its\nnickel reserves by mastering next-generation battery technology.<\/p>\n
He said the technology was worth considering because it offered high\nenergy density and used nickel, potentially providing a direction for\nthe development of the national battery industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cSolid-state battery technology can use nickel. So if Indonesia wants\nto enter that field, it should move into solid-state battery technology\nwhile it is still new,\u201d Prabowo said.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian government is currently finalising incentives for\ndomestic purchases of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to stimulate\nconsumer demand.<\/p>\n
One scheme under consideration is to provide larger incentives for\nelectric cars using nickel-based batteries. The policy is intended to\nencourage the use of domestic mineral resources and strengthen the\nnational battery industry.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/periklindo-says-nickel-based-battery-ev-incentives-need-review-1792763507", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }