Indonesia's GoTo-affiliated e-scooter maker starts building factory

Facility outside Jakarta part of $1bn investment by joint venture Electrum

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Electrum CEO Pandu Sjahrir, right, poses at the groundbreaking ceremony of the company's first factory. (Photo by Ismi Damayanti)

ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writer

BEKASI, Indonesia -- A joint venture between tech giant GoTo and energy company TBS Energi Utama began construction of a new electric scooter factory on Friday, aiming to capture a demand boost from the Indonesian government's EV subsidy program.

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