TANGERANG, Indonesia, Aug 21 Reuters Indonesia39;s government used the Jakarta auto show to double down on plans to drive production and sales of electric vehicles in Southeast Asia39;s largest auto market, but buyers are not sold yet.

The price premium on electric vehicles EVs, questions about the availability of charging stations and doubts about new brands are reasons to hold back for now, said visitors to the auto show in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta.

Dody Hartono, a visitor at the auto show who plans to buy his first EV by 2024, said he wants a better deal.

We have to make people interested first with EVs, starting with prices that should be 60 cheaper, the 54year old said.

Indonesia has ambitious EV growth plans as it races Thailand and India to build out an EV industry as an alternative to China, the world39;s largest producer. However, EVs currently account for less than 1 of cars on its roads.

The government has slashed the valueadded tax on EVs to 1 from 11, bringing the starting price of the cheapest Hyundai Ioniq 5 to under 45,000 from over 51,000 in Indonesia.

Hartono said a price between 10,000 and 13,000 would be more appealing.

There are only two EVs on offer near that range, Wuling39;s Air EV Lite and Seres Group39;s E1 at around 12,300. The cheapest gasolinepowered car in Indonesia, the Daihatsu Ayla, starts under 9,000.

China39;s Seres Group is the EV manufacturing partner of technology company Huawei HWT.UL.

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