Jakarta (VNA), May 2 -- The Indonesian government has set a target for the sale s of battery-based electric cars to reach 50,000 units in 2024.

Rachmat Kaimuddin, Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transportation Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs, has said the country is aiming for a three-fold increase in the sales of electric cars this year compared to last year.

Only 17,051 electric car s were sold in Indonesia in 2023, according to the Indonesia n Automotive Manufacturers Association.

Various incentive programmes provided by the government for electric cars are still valid this year until the end of President Joko Widodo's administration.

Thereafter, the results of the electric vehic...