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Citing the timely enactment of an implementing law embodied in the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian foresees the Philippines gradually reducing reliance on dollar-draining imported fuel supply. “The country can now look forward to transitioning to sustainable transportation with the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act having lapsed into…

(File photo) MANILA - The bills regulating the use of vintage and electric vehicles in the country have lapsed into law. President Rodrigo Duterte allowed the two measures to lapse on April 15 sans his signature. Under Republic Act (RA) 11697, a Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry (CREVI) will serve as a national development plan for the electric vehicles (EV) industry to accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of EVs in the country. The comprehensive r...

ELECTRIC vehicles are now expected to become more accessible to the public after Republic Act (RA) No. 11697 finally lapsed into law earlier this month. Under the new law, an interagency technical working group (TWG) will be established to develop the Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry (CREVI). The…

New EV bill awaiting Duterte’s signature allows petrol pumps to become charging stations

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said that the EV bill is already approved and just needs the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte.

BYD has just delivered what BYD says is the largest local pure electric fleet of passenger vehicles to Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in Manila in the Philippines. The first 11 delivered electric vehicles included the T3 and the e2 models, and it is expected that BYD will finish delivering a tota

The soon-to-be enacted Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry (CREVI) is mandating the harmonization of standards for charging stations, the main infrastructure support for the emerging EV industry in the country. In his sponsorship speech on the passage of the proposed EV Act a

MANILA - The bicameral conference committee addressed the most contentious provisions of Senate Bill No. 1382 and House Bill No. 10213 or the Electric Vehicle (EV) Industry Development Act as the upper house ratified the bill on Saturday. "The two Houses of Congress managed to find a common ground on the two most contentious provisions -- the installation of charging stations in dedicated parking slots and the installation of charging stations in dedicated spaces in gas stations," Sena...

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed a budget of P2.13 billion for 2022, bulk of which is allotted for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) of the agency. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi, during a budget hearing on Thursday, said P1,026,991.00 has been earmarked for MOOE, P721,614.00 for personnel services,…

Hungarian inventor Anyos Jedlik created in 1828 the first model carriage that was powered by an electric motor. In 1832, British inventor Robert Anderson built a three-wheeled electrically powered vehicle, which he presented at an industry exhibition in 1835. Anderson’s car could travel around 12 kilometers per hour, and was a bit…