Electric vehicles (EV) are largely being used at the G20 Summit in place of conventional engine-powered vehicles.
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FERGANATA INDRA RIATMOKO
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"Please clear that electric (e-bus) at the corner. Here is a fossil (fuel bus) moving out," a transportation coordinator gave an instruction to Damri bus drivers while pointing his finger at a row of red buses at the Benoa seaport’s bus terminal in Bali on Wednesday morning (9/11/2022). Moments later, one of the drivers rushed to an electric bus and drove it away as told by his superior.
The terms of “Electric” and “fossil” have become ubiquitously heard among Damri bus drivers, who are recruited from various regions, in the last few weeks. The drivers have been brought in to strengthen the transportation fleet to support the G20 Summit. “Electric” refers to electric buses and “fossil” to conventionally diesel-powered ones.
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Electric buses and a diesel-powered bus (right) are parked at Benoa Terminal.
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Some drivers are having their meal outside a diesel-fueled bus at the Benoa Seaport's bus terminal in Denpasar, Bali.
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A driver docks in the cockpit of a medium-sized electric bus.
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The interior of a medium-sized electric bus that can accommodate around 35 passengers.
Fossil fuel-powered buses have been increasingly pushed to the fringe with electric buses being the option of transportation at the G20 Summit. Nusa Dua area allows only electric buses. So are the vehicles used to shuttle the participating delegation members in the G20 Summit. The vehicles allowed to operate at Nusa Dua during the summit are only cars or motorbikes that do not use potentially backfiring fossil fuel-powered engines.
The government has deployed 30 medium-sized electric buses and a large-sized electric bus for the G20 Summit. The PT INKA-made buses drive the delegation members of the participating states between the convention venue and their hotels at Nusa Dua.
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Sampian gantung, or coconut leaves-plaited hangings, are installed on the front of an electric bus, said as a repellent against bad fortune.
A driver is getting ready to run a large-sized electric bus at the Benoa seaport's bus terminal.
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A digital mirror on a large-sized electric bus.
Transportation buses for the G20 Summit are all electric-powered.
The vehicles to transport the heads of states and their entourage members are also electric-powered. So are the bikes escorting the delegation's motorcade. All are powered by non-fossil fuel engines.
It's no wonder why there was no rumbling sound of engines from the passing motorcade during a recent delegation-escorting simulation. It was in stark contrast from the past when a motorcade escorting the visiting state guests gave out an exploding sound from the exhaust of the large engine-capacity bikes.
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Electric cars used to escort and transport delegation members of the participating countries in the G20 Summit pass on Jalan I Gusti Ngurah Rai.
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Police ride an electric motorbike in front of the Apurva Kempinski Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali.
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Several electric cars are parked at a charging station next to the Apurva Kempinski Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali.
The National Military (TNI) is deploying 252 units of battery-based electric vehicles to escort the delegation members of the participating countries at the G20 Summit. They consist of 42 units of Hyundai, 126 units of escort motorcycles and 84 units of rescue motorcycles.
The use of electric vehicles shows Indonesia's seriousness in the climate change mitigation efforts to shift to sustainable energy transition. It also reflects Indonesia's spirit in the preservation of the Earth.
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Electric cars are parked during a vigilance briefing for the G20 Presidency VVIP security measures at the Niti Mandala field, Renon, Denpasar.
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Electric motorcycles for escorting.
Indonesia’s efforts to reduce the air pollution from carbon monoxide-containing exhausts should become -- instead of being pursued only when the state is under international spotlight -- nationwide green campaign, which is expected to be impactful for the citizens in their daily lives.
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Bus drivers from outside Bali have been brought in to be employed as electric bus operators during the G20 Summit.
Some electric motorcycles are parked alongside the electric buses at the Benoa seaport's bus terminal.
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A number of car manufacturers display models of their electric vehicles at the battery-based electric vehicle (KLBB) exhibition at the Art Bali Collection, Nusa Dua, Bali.
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An electric charging station is installed at the Benoa bus terminal.
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The use of electric buses is part of the efforts to preserve the earth through the optimalization of eco-friendly energy sources.
