PT Jakarta Utilitas Propertindo President Director, Chairul Hakim said around 1,000 converter kits will be installed on public transport and online taxi this year.

To reach target, we want to involve existing transportation mode associations, and continue to socialize to public transport

It aims to make the driver save on expenses, have insurance and have been identified with RFID, as well as maintenance free. Moreover, converter kit is environmentally friendly.

"To reach target, we want to involve existing transportation mode associations, and continue to socialize to public transport," he expressed, Thursday (5/17).

He explained it was inspired from zero down-payment housing program. That is why converter tool kit purchase is done without a down money and can be paid in installments over three years.

In details, converter kit with 18 liters is sold at Rp 15 million and 12 liters is sold at Rp 7 million. That means the public transport owners only pay Rp 4,600 and has included fuel price and installments per liter of equipment.

"Every driver will be given a card to do tap on the fuel machine, so it would be detected how many times to make installment payments," he explained.

It is not subject to interest at all. While for non-public transport or private vehicles, they will get a separate mechanism.

"Installments of public transport by private vehicle is different, but for private vehicles also do not subject to interest," he stated.