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Indonesian-Made Batteries May Help Imported EVs Meet Local Content Rule
Original: Indonesian-Made Batteries Could Help Imported EVs Meet 60% Content Rule
Batteries produced in Indonesia could allow imported electric vehicles to satisfy the country's requirement that EVs contain 60 percent local content, according to the Jakarta Globe. The report suggests automakers shipping cars into Indonesia could source Indonesian-made battery packs to qualify for incentives intended to push domestic manufacturing. The news matters to foreign carmakers weighing how to enter Indonesia's growing electric vehicle market without building full local production.
Why now: Imported EV makers and Indonesian policymakers are focused on how local content rules will shape market access and investment.
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