REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Large car makers in the country begin to be worried with the progress made in the development of electric cars, an official of the state ministry of research and technology and high education institute said.

Innovation Director General Jumain Appe said a number of government agencies under the coordination of the Ministry of Research, Technology and High Educational Institutes have succeeded in producing the prototype of electric cars.

"Two large car makers have been worried with what we have done," Jumain said after launching a solar energy powered cars produced by the Sepuluh November Institute of Technology (ITS) here on Monday.

"The electric car technology developed by the government needs only support from us," he said.