Mobility technology company CarBEV has begun construction of an electric vehicle charging facility in Pasay City designed to serve as many as 500 battery electric vehicles a day.
Called THE Power Station by CarBEV, the facility will be built on the site of the former Total Merville Gas Station near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
CarBEV said the charging hub would primarily cater to electric taxis, transport network vehicles and other fleet-operated EVs. Its location is intended to serve airport-related transport services and commercial fleets operating across Metro Manila.
The company described the project as the country’s first fully electric power station, although it did not disclose the number and capacity of the chargers, the project cost or the target completion date.
“The direction from the government is clear. The Philippines is moving toward electric mobility, and now the private sector has to build the infrastructure to support that transition,” CarBEV CEO Christian Bradley said.
“THE Power Station is our response. We are not just putting EVs on the road — we are building the infrastructure that will keep them moving.”
CarBEV said the project forms part of its plan to develop an electric mobility network combining vehicle fleets, charging facilities, technology, financing and transport operations.
“We are literally transforming a traditional fuel station into a power station for electric mobility,” Bradley said. “For us, that represents the transition we want to see across Philippine transportation — from fossil fuels toward a cleaner, more sustainable and commercially viable mobility ecosystem.”
The company plans to expand its charging infrastructure as more public transport operators and commercial fleets shift to electric vehicles.
“This is only the beginning,” Bradley said. “Our goal is to make the transition to electric transportation commercially viable and scalable for Filipino transport operators. We want to build an ecosystem where operators can confidently go electric because the infrastructure is there to support them.”
