e-Va, the Gasoline-turned-Electric Motorcycle of the Energy Ministry

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

PRESS RELEASE

NUMBER: 077.Pers/04/SJI/2021

Date: 1 March 2021

e-Va, the Gasoline-turned-Electric Motorcycle of the Energy Ministry

Research and Development Center for Electricity, New Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation Technologies (P3TKEBTKE) of Research and Development Agency of Energy and Mineral Resources (Balitbang ESDM) is conducting research on the conversion of gasoline (Internal Combustion Engine, ICE) motorcycle into electric motorcycle. Acting Head of Balitbang ESDM, Dadan Kusdiana, and Head of P3TKEBTKE, Hariyanto, tested the converted motorcycles, named e-Va, in Jakarta at the end of February.

After riding for about 15 minutes, Dadan said the engine of the e-Va electric motorcycle was quite strong, and the motorcycle could go uphill easily. The conversion had been carried out quite well, although there are still issues to deal with, especially in terms of modification cost.

"We need to find ways to lower spare parts and battery costs, so we can bring down modification cost", said Dadan.

Head of P3TKEBTKE explained the modification has a basis in Regulation of Minister of Transporation Number PM 65 of 2020 on Conversion of Internal Combustion Engine Motorcyles into Battery Electric Motorcycles.

"The key point is that the power of an electric motorcycle which is converted from a 110-cc gasoline motorcyle is 2 kilo Watt (kW) maximum", continued Hariyanto.

Coordinator of Research and Development Work Group (KP3) on Electricity, Slamet, said his work group modified the powertrain in order to connect shaft to transmission and the bracket support that connects the motor to the frame. Spare parts and battery costs for the research refer to retail prices, so re-calculation must be done at industrial prices.

"We've tried to make the modification minimum, so conversion can be done faster, that is, less than a month", Slamet continued.

A research team led by Arfie Firmansyah had road-tested the converted motorcyles around the office buildings of P3TKEBTKE in Gunung Sindur, Bogor Regency. Each motorcycle travelled a distance of 7.2 kilometer with an average speed of 30 km/hour for 15 minutes. Road conditions vary between flat, uphill, and downhill.

The team modified Honda's Vario motorcycles produced in 2010. The Vario type was chosen because the price is in the middle range and the population is quite high in the last ten years. (IY)

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