Indonesia’s Biggest Taxi Firm Bets BYD Plant to Cut EV Prices
- Blue Bird aims to have EVs comprise 20% of its fleet by 2030
- High prices have hindered expansion of electric vehicle fleet
A Blue Bird taxi in Jakarta.
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Indonesia’s largest taxi operator expects an upcoming BYD Co. plant will bring electric vehicle prices down as it seeks to expand its fleet.
PT Blue Bird aims for electric vehicles to account for 3% of its fleet by next year and to gradually increase the number to 20% by 2030, Noni Purnomo, president commissioner at Bluebird Group Holding, said in a Bloomberg Television interview on Wednesday.