- Antara/Arif Ariadi
VIVA – President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo or known as Jokowi said that Formula E will be the future racing event, because it uses electric energy-based vehicles. The Formula E event was held on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit in Ancol, North Jakarta.
According to Jokowi, the use of electric vehicles in Formula E racing is in line with the direction of the Indonesian industry, which is pioneering the production of electric cars and their various components.
"I think this is a future event because we know that there will be a shift from current cars to more electric car users, so this is a show that will be more popular in the future," said President Jokowi.
President Jokowi said that Indonesia was building an electric car industry ecosystem, starting from the industrialization of nickel raw materials, construction of nickel processing installations (smelters), construction of the lithium battery industry and also the production of electric cars.
Therefore, Formula E has also introduced electric vehicle technology and the environmentally friendly vehicle industry.
“I think the technology on display will also support that direction, everything will go towards being environmentally friendly,” he said.
Jokowi also appreciated the implementation of the Jakarta E-Prix 2022 last Saturday went smoothly. He hopes that the circuit will be able to hold racing events again in the future.
“It would be better if a circuit has more events. It will be more productive and better. If possible, there should be an event every week, or 10 events, 15 events every year,” said Jokowi.
Also, there were House of Representative (DPR) Chairman Puan Maharani Chief Championship Officer and Formula E Founder Alberto Longo, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, Chairman of the Indonesian Motorcycle Association (IMI) Bambang Soesatyo, as well as the Chief Executive of the Jakarta E-Prix Ahmad Sahroni accompany the President Joko Widodo while watching the 2022 Jakarta E-Prix.
