72 Electric Vehicles Delivered to NTB Provincial Officials
The Government of West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB) distributed 72 electric official cars to heads of regional government agencies (OPD) at the NTB Office of the Department of Transportation (Dishub) on Friday, 6 March 2026. Acting Head of the General Affairs and Leadership Administration Bureau of the NTB Regional Secretariat (Setda NTB), Yus Harudian Putra, said all leased vehicles had been handed over and were ready for use by the OPD units as of today. Before distribution, the drivers who would operate the vehicles underwent a briefing and a trial of electric vehicle usage. ‘We have handed them over just now; yes, all 72 units. The registration numbers are all with DR plates,’ Yus said on Friday afternoon (6 March 2026).
“Yus explained the electric cars would be used as the official vehicles of the OPD heads and to support operations within each regional device.”
“One of the drivers for the Head of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BKAD) NTB, Syarif, said the electric vehicles felt much more comfortable than conventional cars. ‘Smoother, the vibrations are soft, overall very good,’ he said. He noted the most noticeable difference was the almost imperceptible vibration when the vehicle moves. ‘In terms of smoothness it is very noticeable; there is no vibration. It also accelerates quickly. It is an automatic type, similar to a regular automatic car, but with changes in the control system because it already uses a digital system,’ he added.
“The SPKLU management team for Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) at PLN Unit Induk Wilayah NTB, Ima Setiani, confirmed that charging facilities for electric vehicles were ready across Lombok, Sumbawa and Bima. Ima said SPKLU total 45 units across 36 locations. The charging facilities are projected to support the operation of the 72 electric vehicles that began operations for NTB provincial heads from today, Friday (6 March 2026).
“For Sumbawa and Bima islands, there are 14 SPKLU units at 12 locations. Specifically, in Bima there are seven units across seven locations, and in Sumbawa there are seven units across five locations. Power capacity ranges from 7 kilowatts to 25 kilowatts, depending on the charging type.
“On Lombok Island, there are 31 SPKLU units spread across 24 locations. Twenty locations are within the Mataram Customer Service Unit (UP3 Mataram) area and four locations are within the Selaparang UP3 area. ‘In Lombok, the charging capacity ranges from 7 kilowatts to 60 kilowatts, depending on the charging type,’ Ima said.
“The SPKLU units are spread across strategic sites, from PLN offices to shopping centres such as Lombok Epicentrum Mall, Transmart Mataram and Sasaku, as well as government offices, including the NTB Department of Transportation (Dishub NTB), the NTB Governor’s Office, and the NTB Energy and Mineral Resources Department (ESDM NTB).
“In addition, SPKLU units have been placed at several luxury hotels, including Santika, Prime Park, Golden Palace, Bobocabin Sembalun and Sheraton. According to Ima, a single SPKLU can charge multiple vehicles, depending on the number of nozzles or charge connectors available.
“‘If the charging type is slow to medium, typically one nozzle serves one car. For fast charging or ultra-fast charging, it can serve two cars simultaneously,’ she explained. Currently, installed SPKLU generally have one to three nozzles. However, physically, one device usually provides only two parking slots. ‘So it really depends on the design and the capacity of the device,’ Ima added.
“Previously, the NTB provincial government allocated around Rp14 billion to lease 72 electric vehicles for one year. Of the total leased vehicles, 47 are Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and 25 are Multi-Purpose Vehicles (MPVs) from the brands JAECOO and BYD. All leased vehicles are new, with Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) produced in late 2025 and 2026.