Hyundai Motor's mid-size electric bus, the County Electric, is set to run on the roads of Bali, Indonesia.
Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) said on the 23rd that it delivered 11 County Electric buses to the Bali provincial government at the launch ceremony for the Electric Bus and Charging Infrastructure Deployment Project, held on the 22nd at Bali's Bajra Sandhi Monument.
The project is part of an official development assistance program that South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment is pursuing with the Indonesian government. It aims to introduce electric buses to Bali, a global tourist destination, for the first time and to build a transportation system based on electric vehicles.
Hyundai Motor was selected as the final supplier in an open bid for electric buses for the project, organized by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in October last year.
The County Electric buses supplied in Bali are 20-seat mid-size electric buses built in collaboration with a local specialty vehicle manufacturer. They carry high-efficiency batteries with a total capacity of 128 kilowatt-hours and can travel up to 200 kilometers on a single charge.
Powered by a 150-kilowatt high-output motor, the buses deliver more than 30% better acceleration than diesel models in the 50- to 80-kilometer-per-hour range. Their strong driving performance in congested urban environments makes them well suited to public transit service.
Hyundai Motor plans to continue monitoring operating conditions and to support local vehicle maintenance after delivery, to help electric bus transit take root successfully in Bali. The company demonstrated its capabilities in November 2024, when it supplied 11 County Electric buses for public transit in Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city.
The automaker plans to expand electric bus adoption across Indonesia and to broaden its market reach throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
A Hyundai Motor official said it is meaningful to contribute to the green transportation transition in Bali, one of the world's leading tourist destinations, through the electric bus supply, and added that the company will continue to expand its electrified commercial vehicle business in key markets based on the experience it has accumulated in Indonesia.
Attendees at the ceremony included Kim Young-shin, vice president of Hyundai Motor's commercial vehicle body integrated development division; Yun Soon-gu, South Korea's ambassador to Indonesia; Rachmat Pambudy, Indonesia's minister of national development planning; Wayan Koster, governor of Bali; and Rowan Fraser, Indonesia country representative of the Global Green Growth Institute.