Can Electric Vehicles Reduce Air Pollution? Here's What Residents Think
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Based on a survey by the Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC), the majority of Indonesians believe that converting conventional vehicles to electric vehicles will reduce air pollution.
65.8% of respondents were convinced of this. The breakdown shows 44.3% said they were certain, and 21.5% were very certain.
Meanwhile, 30.5% of respondents were unconvinced that converting fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles would reduce air pollution.
This group consisted of 26.2% who said they were uncertain, and 4.4% who were very uncertain. The remaining 3.6% said they didn't know.
The Kurious-KIC survey involved 933 respondents across various regions of Indonesia, with 51.2% female and 48.8% male respondents.
The majority of respondents were from Java (excluding Jakarta) at 62.1%, followed by respondents from DKI Jakarta (15%) and Sumatra (13.3%). Respondents from Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 0.2% to 3.5%.
Most respondents were aged 25-34 years (36.3%), followed by the 35-44 year age group (28.9%) and the 45-54 year age group (16.9%).
Data collection was conducted from August 22-29, 2023, using computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI), with a margin of error of approximately 3.2% and a 95% confidence level.
This majority view in the survey differs from the opinion of Gilbert Simanjuntak, a member of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Commission B. He believes that electric vehicles will not be able to solve air pollution in the capital city.
"Planting trees, electric vehicles, watering the streets, and other activities don't address the root causes of pollution," said Gilbert, as reported by Antara on Tuesday (August 29, 2023).
According to Gilbert, these government programs are not implemented using a scientific approach based on data research.
He cited various data that should serve as a guide, such as data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) stating that 44% of pollution comes from motor vehicles, 30% from industry, and the rest from households.
There is also data from the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency stating that 70% of air pollution comes from motor vehicles.
Based on this data, Gilbert believes that the solution to air pollution is to improve public transportation in areas where it is lacking, and for the government to strictly reduce the use of private vehicles.
"(The development of) LRT and MRT takes a long time and a lot of money, but TransJakarta is the most feasible option, but with the addition of routes and shorter headways," said Gilbert.
"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."
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