Urban Bias and Policy Blindness: Decoding Public Sentiment on Indonesia’s Electric Motorcycle Subsidies

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10.2991/978-2-38476-607-9_20How to use a DOI?

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Electric Motorcycle Subsidy; Policy Blindness; Sentiment Analysis; Spatial Mismatch; Transport Equity

Abstract

The research investigates why Indonesian people developed divided opinions about the electric motorcycle subsidy program during the 2026 global energy crisis. The public’s partial understanding of energy transition needs assessment brings danger that could lead to incorrect government energy transition decisions. The research used a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design to analyze YouTube comments through quantitative analysis and to perform thematic analysis through qualitative analysis. The study results show that public opposition stems from anti-oligarchic feelings, which create more spatial awareness than those who support policies show. The findings show that people chose private vehicles for instant security because they panicked about the energy crisis, which made them disregard the facility differences between rural and urban areas. Existing models of energy transition have solely concentrated on an individual’s behavior in terms of energy use. Government is suggested by the research to revise the financing mechanism to the public transit system which would permit everyone involved in energy transition.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Romeiza Syafriharti
AU  - Raufan Imanuddin Fawwaziyad
AU  - Muhammad Ghani Irsyad
AU  - Muhammad Rafli Dwiputra Ramadhan
AU  - Lidya Anjani Pramono Putri
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/06
TI  - Urban Bias and Policy Blindness: Decoding Public Sentiment on Indonesia’s Electric Motorcycle Subsidies
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Business, Economics, Social Sciences & Humanities – Humanities and Social Sciences Track (ICOBEST-HSS 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 232
EP  - 243
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-607-9_20
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-607-9_20
ID  - Syafriharti2026
ER  -