Indonesia's EV drive faces geopolitical headwinds

Jakarta is betting big on producing electric vehicles, but so are much larger powers

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivers his speech during launching of Indonesia's first battery cell production plant for electric vehicles, July 2024. © Reuters

Robert Walker is a research associate and Hilman Palaon is a research fellow at the Lowy Institute's Indo-Pacific Development Centre

Indonesia is determined to capitalize on the green industries of tomorrow, but its path to success is being complicated by the reemergence of industrial policy and economic protectionism.

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