Hendry Munief, a member of the Working Committee on the Development of the National Electric Vehicle Ecosystem and Industrial Competitiveness of Commission VII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), has urged the government and industry players to establish a system for managing electric vehicle batteries through the end of their useful life in order to strengthen the circular economy ecosystem. This should include educating consumers about how to check the condition of batteries in used electric vehicles.
He said the development of Indonesia’s electric vehicle industry should not focus solely on production and sales, but also encompass the industrial structure, Domestic Component Level (TKDN), standardization, local partnerships, and the management of used batteries.
“Consumers of used electric vehicles must receive clear information about the health of their batteries. Transparency regarding the State of Health (SoH) is important to build market confidence and maintain vehicle resale values,” Hendry said in a statement on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
He also urged the government and industry to establish mechanisms for managing end-of-life batteries, including reuse and recycling in accordance with applicable standards.
“We must not allow electric vehicles to grow rapidly while their used batteries become a new problem. We need to prepare the solution starting now,” he said.
During the Working Committee discussions, AEML was also asked to explain its members’ investment commitments to developing a recycling value chain for battery waste, or end-of-life batteries, in accordance with Presidential Regulation No. 55 of 2019.
Hendry said Indonesia could learn from the development of electric vehicle ecosystems in several countries, including battery standardization in China, local industrial partnerships through Thailand’s EV3.5 scheme, as well as the implementation of interoperability and recycling mandates in India.
“We need clear battery standards so that the industry can develop with certainty and consumers can receive protection,” he said.
Beyond batteries, he called for partnerships with small and medium-sized industries (IKM) so that domestic businesses’ involvement does not stop at investment but extends into the electric vehicle supply chain.
“Partnerships should not stop at investment. Small and medium-sized industries and local businesses must be given opportunities to enter the electric vehicle supply chain,” Hendry said.
He said the integration of the electric vehicle industry, batteries, infrastructure, financing, standardization, and local partnerships is necessary to build a stronger ecosystem.
“Electric vehicles cannot stand alone. Industry, batteries, infrastructure, financing, standardization, and local partnerships must be developed as a single ecosystem,” Hendry said.
He added that electric vehicle development should be directed toward generating greater value for the national economy by strengthening domestic industries.
“We should not become merely a market for electric vehicles. Indonesia must be capable of building a competitive industry and ecosystem. So, we should not think only about how to sell electric vehicles. We must think about how Indonesia can take control of the ecosystem,” he concluded.
