Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA) – Bali Governor Wayan Koster announced that the Trans Sarbagita electric bus, which began operating Monday along the GOR Ngurah Rai Sports Complex-Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) route via Renon, is free for passengers for one year.
“For this one year it is free, zero rupiah for passengers, meaning this is temporary operation, all funded from the Bali provincial budget,” Koster said here on Monday.
He said the battery-based public bus service carries three main service concepts.
“The tagline is zero emissions, zero noise because there is no sound, then zero rupiah for passengers, three zeros,” he said.
According to Koster, the electric bus fleet and charging stations are a grant from the South Korean government with a total investment of around Rp50 billion.
The bus design was determined directly by the Bali Provincial Government, with a combination of red, white, and black that has a strong cultural character and is in line with the Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali vision.
He said the launch is a momentum to accelerate implementation of Bali Governor Regulation Number 45 of 2019 on Bali Clean Energy Self-Reliance.
It also covers Gubernatorial Regulation No. 48 of 2019 on Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicles. Implementation of both had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bali Provincial Government targets net zero emissions by 2045, faster than the national target of 2060, by limiting emission sources and shifting to environmentally friendly vehicles.
Electric vehicle use is projected to reduce air and noise pollution while significantly cutting operating costs.
“Compared with a fuel oil vehicle, fuel oil might cost Rp100,000, while electric costs a maximum of Rp30,000,” Koster said.
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