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According to a study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the global outlook of the EV sector is “very optimistic” given the increasing trend that has been observed in the global fleet for any type of vehicle from 2010 to 2019.

While regular motorsports cars are built from normal road production vehicles, the GR Yaris was built first as a motorsports vehicle then developed as a road vehicle.

Consumer enthusiasm began to recover at the end of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, which caught carmakers and their suppliers by surprise.

With a price tag of P19,995, the M2 comes with a 350W motor and 7.5Ah high-capacity battery – enabling it to reach speeds of up to 25 km/h and distances around 30km in a single charge.

GR-S, which stands for Gazoo Racing Sport, was developed by Toyota Gazoo Racing which specializes in developing Toyota’s lineup of products built with racing DNA.

The figure doubled the number of stickers the company issued to motorists from 2015 to 2019 totaling 1.3 million.

The Board of Investments (BOI) has recently approved the application of CHRG Electric Vehicle Technologies Inc. as a new domestic producer of electric vehicles (EV) fast chargers and retrofit kits.

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has launched the 2021 update of its locally manufactured multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) -- the Toyota Innova.

SMC also announced that it will enforce the planned “Three-Strike Policy” for erring motorists who use ETC lanes with insufficient load credits.

Toyota Motor Philippines said the fleet management system provides vehicle information such as current location, trip monitoring, vehicle mileage, and even recognizes unusual driver behavior.