Prabowo: National Electric Motorcycle to Launch Soon

President Prabowo Subianto has revealed that Indonesia will soon have a national electric motorcycle, as part of efforts to strengthen the domestic automotive industry and promote the use of environmentally friendly vehicles.

In a speech at the TNI Grand Harvest in Support of the Food Security Programme at Abdulrachman Saleh Air Base in Malang Regency, East Java, on Friday, President Prabowo said the national electric motorcycle would be launched in the coming weeks.

“Very soon we will have a national motorcycle. I will launch the national electric motorcycle within the next few weeks,” Prabowo said, as monitored via the Presidential Secretariat broadcast in Jakarta on Friday.

President Prabowo expressed hope that the national electric motorcycle could be widely used by the public, including farmers, as a more efficient and affordable means of transport.

Furthermore, President Prabowo said the government is also targeting Indonesia’s ability to produce a national car created by the nation’s own people, as part of strengthening the domestic manufacturing industry’s capacity. “We will have a motorcycle made by Indonesian children. We will have a car made by Indonesian children,” he affirmed.