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Indonesia's EV drive faces geopolitical headwinds

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

Robert Walker and Hilman Palaon
July 8, 2024 05:05 JST
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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

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