Geely has officially launched the EX2 in Indonesia, the third market to receive the car after Malaysia (where it is known as the Proton eMas 5) and Thailand. The difference here is that the entry-level EV is CKD locally assembled at the company’s plant in Bekasi, ahead of even our national carmaker.
According to Jakarta Globe, the Indonesian EX2’s local content is as high as 46.5% from launch. Compare that to the new locally-assembled eMas 7 – while no specific local content percentage has been revealed, even Proton quietly admits the car arrives here in semi-knocked-down (SKD) form.
The EX2’s battery is also locally assembled by Chinese battery maker Gotion, which is partly owned by Volkswagen, with the cells themselves made in China. Our eMas 5’s batteries are instead fully built and assembled in China by CATL. By the way, Gotion is in discussions with the Johor state government to build a battery plant, so who knows – maybe the eventual CKD eMas 5 will also get a locally assembled battery.
“The presence of our production facilities in Indonesia demonstrates Geely’s strong commitment to making the country a key automotive base in Southeast Asia,” said Geely Auto Indonesia CEO Wu Chuxing.
All this makes the EX2 quite a bit cheaper than the eMas 5, with prices lower than previously estimated. The range starts at 229,900,000 rupiah (RM54,600) for the base Pro, rising up to 259,900,000 rupiah (RM62,100) for the Max. Just for comparison’s sake, the eMas 5 costs RM56,800 for the Prime and RM69,800 for the Premium, inclusive of a RM3,000 launch rebate.
This is despite the fact that unlike in Malaysia, where the Prime and Premium receive a 30.12 kWh and 40.16 kWh LFP batteries respectively, the Indonesian EX2 gets the bigger 40.8 kWh battery as standard. The nominally larger capacity of the Gotion pack offers the same claimed NEDC range as the Premium at 395 km, so expect the WLTP-rated range to also be identical at 325 km.
Also common between the Pro and Max variants is the rear motor, which produces 116 PS (85 kW) and 150 Nm of torque (no 79 PS/130 Nm option), so both will get from zero to 100 km/h in the same 11.5 seconds. Beyond that, the specs are very similar to the eMas 5, with the exception of standard-fit LED headlights (only on the eMas 5 Premium here) and a powered driver’s seat on the Max.
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begs the age old question “how is Proton still relevant?”
lets reminisce about the good old days, when proton ruled the malaysian car market thanks to protectionism, and all malaysians were allowed to freely display hair in public