Supporting Green Lifestyle, Astra x Gojek Trial Use of Electric Motorcycles in Indonesia

Supporting Green Lifestyle, Astra x Gojek Trial Use of Electric Motorcycles in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Astra and Gojek are back for a collaboration to initiate a pilot project of the electric motorcycles use or electric vehicle (VE) in Indonesia through Gojek app, especially in GoRide service, in order to promote a green lifestyle.

The initiative from these two national companies aims to study the effectiveness of EV motorcycle as an alternative app-based transportation service, which results are expected to be a reference for further stage of EV research and development.

Director of Astra Paulus Bambang Widjanarko states, “This collaboration is a concrete form of the cooperation between two national companies, that are Astra with the automotive experiences, especially in two wheels segment, and Gojek that is a leading on-demand technology platform in Indonesia. The initiative is in line with Astra’s sustainable social contribution in terms of environment, that is Astra for Green Indonesia (Astra Untuk Indonesia Hijau) and Astra’s aim to prosper with the nation.”

Chief Operations Officers of Gojek Hans Patuwo adds, “Through the combination of experiences in automotive industry and leadership in technology industry, Astra and Gojek always strive for excellence in presenting numbers of innovations for Indonesia. In the trial in Jakarta, selected Gojek’s driver partners will serve customers by using Electric Honda PCX provided by Astra.”

The result of the trial that integrates the electric Honda PCX into Gojek’s ecosystem, for both driver’s partner and customer experience, will be an input to explore possible cooperative development into a larger scale.

The trial use of this electric motorcycles supports environmentally-friendly options of transportation for the people, as well as improves the convenience and safety through sophisticated design and technologies. Besides, Electric Honda PCX being trial will reserve operational and maintenance fee.

Besides being used for field trial in Jakarta, one unit of Electric Honda PCX and its charging station is exhibited at Gojek booth in Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2019 at ICE BSD on July 25th -26th, 2019.

For further information, please contact:
Boy Kelana Soebroto
Head of Corporate Communications
PT Astra International Tbk
Ph. 021-508-43-888

Kristy Nelwan
VP-Head of Corporate Communications
Gojek Group
[email protected]

About Astra:
PT Astra International Tbk was established in 1957 in Jakarta as a general trading company under the name Astra International Inc. In 1990, for the purpose of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), the name of the company changed to PT Astra International Tbk, followed by listing its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASII.

Astra has developed its business by implementing a business model based on synergies and diversification within seven business segments, consisting of: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.
Astra conducts business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of 232 subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and is supported by 225,523 employees, as per June 2019.
As one of the national biggest group corporations at the moment, Astra has built its strong reputation through offering a range of high-quality products and services, with regard to the implementation of good corporate governance and environmental governance. Astra continually aspires to become a corporate citizen that is a pride of the nation, one who is actively involved in the national efforts to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people.
To this end, Astra runs business activities by a balanced combination of the business’ commercial interests and non-business contributions through 9 foundations it nurtures, also through ongoing social responsibility programs focused on four basic areas: health, education, environment and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development.
Astra initiates a program called Astra’s Unified Spirit for Indonesia Awards (SATU Indonesia Awards) entering its one decade this year where the program has appreciated 245 young people, consisting of 53 national awards recipients and 192 provincial awards recipients in five fields, they are Health, Education, Environment, Entrepreneurship, and Technology. Astra also develops 81 Astra Green Villages and 645 Astra Prosperous Villages in 34 provinces across Indonesia.

For more info, please visit www.astra.co.id & www.satu-indonesia.com.