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EV Association names Autohub's Willy Tee Ten as president

Philippine EV sector enters expansion phase

Published Apr 6, 2026 04:25 pm

At A Glance

  • EVAP has installed a new board of directors, with Autohub Group chief Willy Tee Ten taking over as president.
  • The leadership transition comes as the local electric vehicle sector moves into a more active growth stage.
  • Outgoing president Edmund Araga moves into an ex-officio role after serving four terms and helping steer key policy wins.
  • The association says the new board will build on earlier work in legislation, roadmapping, and industry coordination.
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) has installed a new Board of Directors, with Autohub Group President and CEO Willy Tee Ten taking over as president. The EVAP group stages the annual Philippine EV Summit, a trade show and auto expo displaying the latest electric vehicles and related technologies.
Joining Tee Ten on the new board are ACMobility Head of Mobility Infrastructure, Carla Buencamino, as vice president, Metro Goldrich Construction President, Mark Rola, as corporate secretary, Autokid Subic Trading CEO, Kevin Yao, as treasurer, and PESIN President and CEO, Jojo Conde, as auditor. EVAP founders Ferdinand Raquelsantos and Rommel Juan will serve as chair emeritus and chair, respectively, while outgoing EVAP president Edmund Araga takes on the role of ex-officio immediate past president.
“Over the years EVAP has become a movement, one built by people who believed in electric mobility long before it became the conversation it is today,” said Tee Ten. “We are excited to carry that work forward and to keep pushing the boundaries of what the Philippine EV industry can accomplish.”
Tee Ten comes into the role with a long background in the automotive business through the Autohub Group, which distributes brands such as Zeekr, Mini, and Lotus in the Philippines. The company has also been one of EVAP’s member-companies and has taken part in the association’s activities.
Araga, who served four terms as president, said he will remain involved in the association’s work.
“Passing the presidency to Willy and this new board is something I do with great pride,” said Araga. “What EVAP helped shape over these years belongs to every member of this association and to every Filipino who dared to believe that we could transform our transportation landscape. Rather than stepping away, I will be right there in the technical working groups, sleeves rolled up, doing the work that still needs to be done.”
During Araga’s term, EVAP was involved in several major milestones, including the passage of Republic Act No. 11697 or the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act in 2022, work on the Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry in 2023, and the formation of the Asian Federation of Electric Vehicle Associations in 2020.
The industry group also pointed to the recent growth of the local EV sector. According to the release, EV sales in the Philippines rose from under 1,000 units in 2022 to nearly 20,000 units in 2025. Electric vehicles reached a 7 percent share of all vehicles sold in the country in 2025, while charging station availability grew from around 300 in 2023 to nearly 1,000 in 2025.
“We are at a moment in this industry that the people who started EVAP could only have dreamed of,” said Tee Ten. “And I say that with genuine gratitude, because they did dream it, and they worked for it for a very long time. It is an honor, one I feel deeply, and that every member of this incoming board shares, to take the wheel now, when the road ahead is finally clear. We are not starting from scratch. We are building on a foundation that is firmly in place, and that gives us every reason to be excited.”
Established in 2009, EVAP is one of Southeast Asia’s earlier industry organizations focused on electric mobility. It also holds the annual Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit and says it now has more than 88 member-companies and seven university partners.

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