Murdaya Widyawimarta Poo kept readjusting the straps of his back supporter corset. Slowly, the 73-year-old man walked across the yard of state power company PLN’s office in Gambir, Central Jakarta on October 29. The building had been swarmed with people since noon.

That day, PLN had just inaugurated three charging stations (SPKLU) for electric cars. Murdaya came after the ceremony was over. Murdaya, Indonesia’s 22nd ric