Electric vehicle (EV) transition is no longer a unified national project. It is becoming a patchwork of provincial experiments—each shaped less by strategy than by fiscal pressure. With new rules issued via the Ministry of Home Affairs, regional governments are no longer required to keep EV taxes at zero. They can now impose or reduce levies such as vehicle ownership tax (PKB) and transfer fees (BBNKB) at their own discretion. To subscribe please click here