The Balinese government is actively working to make the island even greener. This time, the changes affect taxi services: they will switch to electric vehicles.
This will be supported by cooperation between Balinese transport services and the Vietnamese company VinFast. Cars of this brand are widely used in Vietnam; almost all taxis in the country are electric. This means we can confidently say the model works and can be implemented on the Island of the Gods without major issues.
Of course, distances on the island are large, and electric taxi operators will need to roll out the right infrastructure so cars don’t run out of charge somewhere in Lovina or Amed after a long trip.
The authorities are steadily rolling out a sustainable transport ecosystem programme. Many bus routes on the island are already run using electric buses.
Non-regular passenger transport services on Bali are provided by six cooperatives and one company. All of them will gradually move to electric vehicles. A contract was recently signed between Green SM Indonesia, a division of a Vietnamese company, and one of the taxi cooperatives, Koperasi Komotra Bali. This cooperation is seen as an example of introducing electric cars into the island’s transport system.
The plan is that cars with internal combustion engines that have reached the end of their service life will be replaced with electric ones. A governor’s decree limits a taxi’s service life to 10 years. This means the taxi fleet’s shift to cleaner transport will happen gradually and without disruption for the cooperatives.
The development of electric transport should improve the island’s transport system and strengthen Bali’s brand as an eco-friendly tourist destination. Using electric vehicles will reduce carbon emissions and make trips more modern and comfortable for tourists.
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