Bakrie Autoparts together with partners BYD and Tri Saki to supply electric buses for TransJakarta network
By Will Pulson - 7th March 2022
Indonesia – Industrial conglomerate, Indonesia’s Bakrie & Brothers Tbk (BNBR) announced in December it is now focused increasingly on expanding its renewable energy business and is working on supplying battery-powered electric vehicles (EV) for the country’s public transportation network.
The Jakarta-based group’s Bakrie Autoparts subsidiary recently set up a new company, PT Vektr Mobiliti Indonesia (VKTR), focused on bringing EVs to the Indonesian market. The company says it has been working with local bus bodybuilder, Karoseri Tri Sakti of Magelang, Indonesia and China’s BYD Auto Co Ltd to develop battery-powered buses for the TransJakarta bus network in the capital city Jakarta.
