On 8 August 2019, the same day that Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city, was reported by Jakarta Post, a local newspaper, as the city with the worst air pollution in the world, President Joko Widodo (commonly known as President Jokowi) promulgated the unprecedented Presidential Regulation No. 55 of 2019 concerning the Acceleration of Battery Electric Vehicle (“BEV”) Programs for Road Transportation (“Presidential Regulation No. 55/2019” or “Regulation”). The Regulation was enacted and became effective 4 (four) days later on 12 August 2019.
