Jakarta, Feb. 12 -- Deputy for basic infrastructure coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Rachmat Kaimuddin, has emphasized the importance of building a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem in Indonesia.

"We also need to ensure that we do not just think about its use, that many Indonesians are switching to EVs. But we also have to think about how the whole ecosystem is built," he said here on Wednesday.

Considering that the automotive industry has great economic benefits for Indonesia, he added, the transition to electric vehicles must not solely rely on imported products.

Therefore, the government has prepared a strategy that covers the demand and supply of EVs.

On the demand ...