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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider New laws regulating use of electric, vintage vehicles now in effect

New laws regulating use of electric, vintage vehicles now in effect

Published Apr 30, 2022 10:40 am

The measures regulating the use of electric and vintage vehicles in the country have lapsed into law without the signature of President Duterte, copies of the new laws showed.

Measures regulating the use of electric and vintage vehicles lapse into law with the signature of President Duterte on April 15, 2022.

Republic Acts (RAs) 11697 and 11698 lapsed into law on April 15 without the signature of the President.

RA 11697, or the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act, establishes a Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry (CREVI). It will serve as a national development plan for the electric vehicles (EVs) industry to accelerate their development, commercialization, and utilization in the country.

Under the new law, the Department of Energy (DOE) will lead the promotion and adoption of EVs and the development of charging stations and related equipment.

The agency will likewise be in charge of accrediting charging station providers, requiring the submission of charging infrastructure development plans and enforcing compliance with the installation of charging stations. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) regulates the rates charged by distribution utilities on all charging stations.

In addition, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will be the primary agency to develop the EV demand generation and the regulation and registration of EVs. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is directed to be the primary agency tasked with promoting and developing the local manufacturing of the EV industry.

Meanwhile, local government units (LGUs) must include green routes in their respective Local Public Transport Route Plans. They must also issue inspection certificates to charging stations, provide segregated lanes for light EVs on all major local and national roads, and submit a list of all commercial use charging stations in their respective localities to the DOE not later than January 30 of every year.

RA 11698

On the other hand, RA 11698, or the Vintage Vehicle Regulation Act, which lapsed into law on April 15, regulates the use and other activities related to vintage automobiles and other historical, classic, or collector motor vehicles. It covers the regulation of the importation and exportation, registration, and use of vintage vehicles.

Under the new law, registered vintage vehicles will not be required to meet clean-air, anti-pollution, safety, road use, and other standards that were not existing when they were manufactured. The exemption recognizes the vintage vehicles’ small number, expected limited use, and the historical fact that the technology available at the time of their manufacture will not permit them to meet such standards.

However, vintage vehicles manufactured after December 31, 1967, must be fitted with safety belts as mandated by the Seat Belts Use Act.

Meanwhile, the new law allows vintage vehicles to be exported without registration, but vintage vehicles of Philippine presidents, as certified by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), can only be shipped for repair or restoration upon approval of the NHCP.

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