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        "id": 1591975,
        "msgid": "using-electric-vehicles-is-more-efficient-than-petrol-heres-the-proof-1772770781",
        "date": "2026-03-06 10:05:00",
        "title": "Using Electric Vehicles Is More Efficient Than Petrol\u2014Here\u2019s the Proof",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "PLN says the shift from oil-based vehicles to electric vehicles is a key part of the national energy transition, with electric motors converting energy to motion at over 85% efficiency versus 13-15% for internal combustion engines. The article also highlights potential operating cost savings (about Rp 2,600 for 10 km with electric vehicles versus Rp 13,000 with petrol) and lower emissions, noting that electricity is domestically sourced even as coal remains a fuel source.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - PLN (Persero) unveiled that the shift from\noil-based vehicles to electric vehicles is part of the national energy\ntransition. The use of electric vehicles offers higher energy efficiency\nthan conventional vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>PLN\u2019s Chief Executive Darmawan Prasodjo outlined comparison data\nbetween the two vehicle types. According to his notes, electric motors\nare efficient at converting energy into motion with little heat\nloss.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But when energy is converted from electrical to kinetic energy, it\nis highly efficient. Its efficiency is more than 85%. What\u2019s the\nevidence? Look at a fan; if you look from the front, back, left, right,\nis there an exhaust? There isn\u2019t. That shows that converting electrical\nenergy into kinetic energy is very efficient,\u2019 Darmawan said at the\ninauguration of the Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station (SPKLU) at\nthe Ministry of Trade, Jakarta, reported on Friday (6 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Based on the data, petrol vehicles have efficiency levels only around\n13% to 15%. The rest of the energy is wasted as heat exiting through the\nexhaust. Meanwhile, the conversion of electrical energy to kinetic\nenergy reaches more than 85%.<\/p>\n<p>That means this is a shift from expensive energy to cheap energy,\nfrom high-emission energy to low-emission energy. BBM is currently\nalready largely based on imports, and electricity is powered by domestic\nsources. In other words, shifting from import-based energy to\ndomestic-based energy,\u201d added Darmawan.<\/p>\n<p>Darmawan also outlined operational cost savings that users of\nelectric vehicles can enjoy. For example, to cover a distance of 10\nkilometres in a petrol-based car requires a cost of around Rp 13,000. By\ncontrast, the same distance in an electric car uses only 1.5 kWh of\nelectricity with a cost of around Rp 2,600.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to operational cost savings, the switch to electric\nvehicles is also seen as capable of significantly reducing carbon\nemissions. Although electricity is still sourced from coal-fired plants,\nemissions from electric cars remain lower than petrol cars, and will\nbecome cleaner as PLN\u2019s plants move to renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>That is the shift from expensive energy to cheap energy, from\nhigh-emission energy to low-emission energy. And BBM is currently\nlargely based on imports, while electricity is domestic-based energy. In\nother words, shifting from import-based energy to domestic-based\nenergy,\u201d concluded Darmawan.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/using-electric-vehicles-is-more-efficient-than-petrol-heres-the-proof-1772770781",
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