Sumber : Antaranews.com | 10 Juni 2024

Pengamat transportasi dari Masyarakat Transportasi Indonesia (MTI) Djoko Setijowarno mengatakan bahwa peralihan kendaraan berbahan bakar minyak ke kendaraan listrik mesti mengutamakan angkutan umum.

This, he said when contacted in Jakarta, Monday, was so that the energy transition would not only have an impact on reducing emissions but also on reducing congestion and further on solving the air pollution problem in big Indonesian cities such as Jakarta and others.  "This is momentum to improve public transportation with electricity, while also overcoming congestion and pollution. If we continue to focus on serving private vehicles, we will still be stuck, what's the point?" he said.

Sebelumnya, Kementerian Perindustrian (Kemenperin) membeli sebanyak 552 bus listrik dalam program insentif kendaraan listrik' sebesar Rp12,3 triliun pada dua tahun anggaran, 2023-2024.

Menurutnya, bus-bus tersebut dapat dioperasikan di 1.824 perumahan kelas menengah dan bawah di kawasan Bogor, Depok, Tangerang dan Bekasi untuk mengisi kekosongan layanan angkutan umum di kawasan itu hingga kemudian bisa mengatasi kemacetan, termasuk di Jakarta.

"Most of Jakarta has access to public transportation, 88.2 percent. Jakarta is already accessible to public transportation. That's why the 552 electric buses can be used for 1,824 middle class housing complexes that still lack public transportation services in the Bodetabek area," said Djoko.

Menurutnya, peralihan dari kendaraan berbahan bakar minyak ke kendaraan berdaya listrik yang tidak berfokus pada angkutan umum, tidak efektif untuk mengatasi masalah kemacetan di Jakarta.

"The switch to electric vehicles is to reduce exhaust emissions. So, now public transportation is being replaced with electricity, not only Jakarta, including other areas. So, apart from reducing emissions, congestion is also reduced," said Djoko.

Angkutan umum listrik

Therefore, said Djoko, if the government's encouragement for citizens to switch to electric vehicles will only increase the number of vehicles and in terms of traffic density, then this will only have a bad impact.

"Jakarta, why don't people want to take public transportation because they are comfortable with motorbikes? Buy a ticket to ride a motorbike. Buy anything by motorbike. We're too lazy to walk. In Indonesia or Jakarta, motorbikes are predators of public transport. If you switch to electric two-wheelers "or electric motorbikes will only make Jakarta more congested," said Djoko.

Thus, Djoko asked the government to expand electric public transportation, instead of encouraging people to buy private electric vehicles. "The number of motorized vehicles is already very large in Jabodetabek, but the population of public vehicles is decreasing," said Djoko.