President Marcos has welcomed the offer of VinGroup Company of Vietnam in investing in the Philippines particularly in electric vehicle (EV) battery production, which he said is timely because the country is currently modernizing its public transportation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
President Marcos announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that Vietnam’s largest private company has interests to bring its electric vehicles (EVs) and battery-manufacturing facility to the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks before the Filipino community in Vietnam on Monday, Jan....
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Car maker Nissan Motor Corporation is expecting rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines to come with a relatively moderate growth of 5.0 to 10% in the next 5 to 10 years, as the country is still on its infrastructure buildout pace and policies are still at...
TOKYO, Japan – The Department of Energy (DOE) is in talks with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on the inclusion of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In an interview with reporters here, DOE Director Patrick Aquino noted there is...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has started publishing the national average for unbundled rates of the electricity vehicle charging stations (EVCS) so these can duly guide consumers on their patronage of this emerging transport system in the country. In the segregated EV charging station (EVCS)...
The government is enthusiastically eyeing to massively shift gears into electric mobility by mid-century, but the road ahead for the Philippine transport sector is still navigating wobbly terrains on some policies as well as speed bumps on infrastructure development and supply chains, primarily...
SINGAPORE – The prime business strategy that global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell will be pushing on for its deployment of electric vehicle charging facilities is to synergize it with its existing mobility stations, according to a global executive of the company. In an interview with Istvan...
SINGAPORE — Shell Philippines will be broadening the base of car manufacturer-partners in the nascent electric vehicle (EV) industry so it can viably support targeted ramp up of EV charging facilities’ rollout, according to a ranking executive of the company. In an interview on the sidelines of...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be introducing ‘smart tariffs or rates’ that will be tailor-fitted to consumers’ budgets and specific needs – be it for direct electricity services to homes and businesses; or on the charging of electric vehicles (EVs) as part of...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be accelerating its fleet electrification to 25-percent by the turn of the decade, and this is a way for it to help speed up the country’s overall bid for electric mobility. Ferdinand O. Geluz, first vice president and chief commercial...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has admitted that the registration for the rollout of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) remains very slow, although there are expectations that this may pick up speed in the months ahead. Director Patrick T. Aquino of the DOE’s Energy Utilization Management...
The silent surge of electricity will get charged up into the transport fleets of the power distribution business units of Aboitiz Power Corporation, as the conglomerate lines up the electric vehicle (EV) shift of about 400 of its service cars and motorcycles. Anton Mari Perdices, chief operating...
