JAKARTA – The Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (GAIKINDO) provides supports the success of the 2018 Asian Games sports party which is currently taking place in two cities – Jakarta and Palembang (South Sumatra). Support from GAIKINDO is realised in the readiness of engine technology that adopts Euro4 Emission Standard for official fleet cars of the 2018 Asian Games.
GAIKINDO’s move is to compensate PT Pertamina (Persero) that distributes Euro4 standard fuel oil (BBM), namely Pertamax Turbo. GAIKINDO General Secretary Kukuh Kumara from the beginning stated that the automotive industry’s readiness to support the programme had been carried out since the issuance of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation.
Since then, the production of motorised vehicles has been adjusted so that it conforms to the prescribed standards, said Kukuh. “So we have been preparing for a long time. The motorised vehicles that we produce now are in accordance with Euro4 standard technology,” he said.
He reminded that motor vehicle owners could no longer fill their vehicles with fuel that does not meet the standards. If the quality of fuel used is lower than Euro4, the car engine will have a problem. Fuel which is equivalent to Euro4 is that has a high size of Research Octane Number (RON) like Pertamax Turbo. For Euro4 engines, there must be at least two conditions that are met, the RON must be above 91 and sulphur levels must be below 50 parts per million (ppm).
From these specifications, the use of fuel with RON 98 has met the requirements for Euro4 engines. The use of fuel equivalent to Euro4 is not only done during the Asian Games. The reason is, motor vehicle engines will continue to demand the consumption of fuel with the quality that has been determined.
From an environmental point of view, the application of the Euro4 standard is very useful. Moreover, air quality in Jakarta and other big cities in Indonesia is indeed very poor. Indonesia is an Asian country that is somewhat too late to implement Euro4 emission standards. (*)
