Yogyakarta accelerates transition from motorized to electric rickshaws

Workers remove dismantled motorized rickshaws during a vehicle phaseout program at the Motor Vehicle Testing Unit of the Yogyakarta Transportation Agency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday (June 3, 2026). The Yogyakarta city government accelerated its motorized rickshaw elimination program by dismantling 50 units and handing over 50 electric rickshaws to former motorized rickshaw drivers. ANTARA FOTO/Andreas Fitri Atmoko/YU/M052

Workers dismantle motorized rickshaws during a vehicle phaseout program at the Motor Vehicle Testing Unit of the Yogyakarta Transportation Agency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday (June 3, 2026). The Yogyakarta city government accelerated its motorized rickshaw elimination program by dismantling 50 units while distributing 50 electric rickshaws to former motorized rickshaw drivers. ANTARA FOTO/Andreas Fitri Atmoko/YU/M052

A motorized rickshaw driver tests an electric rickshaw during a vehicle phaseout program at the Motor Vehicle Testing Unit of the Yogyakarta Transportation Agency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday (June 3, 2026). The Yogyakarta city government accelerated its motorized rickshaw elimination program by dismantling 50 units while handing over 50 electric rickshaws to motorized rickshaw drivers. ANTARA FOTO/Andreas Fitri Atmoko/YU/M052