Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), the Philippines’ lone nickel mining company with processing plants in partnership with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., is weighing further opportunities in the electric vehicle industry as government is strongly pushing for the country’s participation in the...
PARIS, France -- Government measures to boost electric vehicle sales, the share of green ammonia in fertiliser, and public purchasing of plant proteins could help shift the decarbonisation of the global economy into high gear, researchers said Friday. Strategic support through regulation and...
The Pasig City local government has approved an ordinance exempting electric vehicles (EVs) from the number coding system in the city. Pasig City Ordinance No. 50, Series of 2022, has amended Section 133-A of Ordinance No. 23 or the Revised 2016 Traffic and Parking Management Code of Pasig City,...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual reported that Chinese firms have committed to invest $7.32 billion in nickel processing, power batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), electronics, and steel as they got wind of the Philippines’ plan to ban the export of raw minerals. Pascual said that...
The government has stood pat on its decision that only pure electric vehicles (EVs) can enjoy the zero import duty privilege for five years as the move is intended to encourage investments in EV infrastructure, particularly charging stations, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)....
The government has stood pat on its decision that only pure electric vehicles (EVs) can enjoy the zero import duty privilege for five years as the move is intended to encourage investments in EV infrastructure, particularly charging stations, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)....
Editorial All of the major expatriate business organizations in the country — American, Japanese, Korean Australia-New Zealand, and European Union — have issued a call to make the government’s planned temporary zero duty privilege on the importation of electric vehicles (EVs) more inclusive...
In a bid to ramp up its alternative mobility efforts, the Pasig City local government held on Monday, Dec. 5, a pilot demonstration of electric vehicles (e-vehicles), in partnership with the Urban Electric Mobility Institute and Clean Air Asia as part of the SolutionsPlus project. The Solutions...
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), composed of foreign business chambers representing EU and European firms’ interest in the country, has urged the government that the planned zero tariff on the importation of electric vehicles (EVs) should cover all other types of EVs,...
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP), together with the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) and in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) and Nissan Philippines Inc., is hosting the 10th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) set on October 20 and 21, 2022 at the SMX...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) pledged to support green transport projects and electric vehicles throughout the country as sustainable alternatives for the Filipino riding public. DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista made the commitment Thursday, July 14, during the launch of the first...
'Shell Recharge' for EVs at its Mamplasan station. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation announced the launch of the first Nature-based Solutions (NBS) Carbon Offset Service for drivers in the country, and Shell Recharge, the company’s first high-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging service in...
