JAKARTA -- Indonesia Battery Corp. and a consortium led by South Korea's LG Group are set to soon begin building a $1.2 billion electric vehicle battery plant, the Indonesian investment minister says.
Facility outside Jakarta to be country's first in string of electric vehicle projects

Indonesia has high hopes for electric batteries and is working with South Korea's LG. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
JAKARTA -- Indonesia Battery Corp. and a consortium led by South Korea's LG Group are set to soon begin building a $1.2 billion electric vehicle battery plant, the Indonesian investment minister says.