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Organizers said PEVS 2023 aims to further “Plug-In and Accelerate” EV adoption nationwide.

South Korean firm ENPlus, which is the first e-vehicle manufacturer registered under PEZA, will put up its factory in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental.

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.

Policies requiring government offices to buy electric vehicles are being eyed to jumpstart the local e-vehicle (EV) industry, according to DTI undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba.

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian noticed that while the DOE has been promoting the use of e-vehicles, the agency has produced or released only a few policy instruments to support the growth of e-vehicles in the country.

Four EV charging stations are expected to be installed in select gasoline stations in Metro Manila during the first quarter of 2018.

The charging station was donated by Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) after getting a grant from its mother company in Japan for 10 EV units of Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) lines.