Responding to the clamor among customers and enthusiasts for a diesel variant of the F-150, Ford Philippines is offering the all-new F-150 Lariat Diesel 4x4 variant in the country.
Oil company Shell said it is ready and willing to put charging stations in its gas stations in the Philippines as a way to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in the country.
The eco-run will gather registered participants — EV owners in Metro Manila and nearby areas — for a driving tour that is aimed at demonstrating support to a proposed legislation promoting the use of EVs in the country.
The country is now eyeing at developing economical lead-acid batteries with optimal performance capacity as a better alternative energy storage to lithium-ion that can eventually be used for electric vehicles.
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) said the Covid-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the local EV industry with the number of registered EVs in the country dropping by 35% to 1,015 units in 2020 from 1,570 units in 2019.
Ford Philippines launched on Friday, Sept. 10, the top-of-the-line Mustang variant -- the new Mustang Shelby GT500 -- marking the official arrival of the world-renowned performance icon to Philippine shores.
Ford Philippines released on Thursday, Sept. 9, the first official glimpse of its next-generation Ranger, which will be revealed later this year and launch in 2022.
The latest available data shows that the transition to EVs from conventional vehicles in the Philippines has been slow so far, with the DOE saying that from 2010 to 2019, only 11,950 EVs were registered -- accounting for a mere 0.09 percent of registered vehicles.
