Kompas Survey: Many People Uninterested in Buying Electric Vehicles

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have not yet gained widespread popularity among Indonesian consumers. This is evident from a Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey, which revealed that 53.9% of respondents showed no interest in purchasing electric vehicles, whether motorcycles or cars.

The proportion of respondents interested in buying electric motorcycles was 19.9%, while those interested in both electric motorcycles and cars was 13.9%, and those interested only in electric cars was 5.5%.

According to Litbang Kompas, one reason for this low interest is the public's lack of awareness regarding government subsidies for electric vehicles.

Based on the survey, only 36% of respondents were aware of the subsidy program.

This Litbang Kompas survey involved 1,200 respondents randomly selected using a stratified systematic sampling method across 38 Indonesian provinces.

Data collection was conducted from May 27 to June 2, 2024, through face-to-face interviews. The survey's margin of error is approximately 2.83%, with a 95% confidence level, under conditions of simple random sampling.