Indonesian president Jokowi wants Tesla to make electric cars locally: report

Indonesian president Jokowi wants Tesla to make electric cars locally: report

Indonesia President Joko Widodo

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla to manufacture its cars, as well as batteries, in the country, in comments made to Bloomberg News on Thursday.

Jokowi, as the president is popularly known, said in an interview that Indonesia wants a “huge ecosystem of electric cars”, rather than simply draw on its natural resources to make batteries.

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