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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

Green Car Congress

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $300 million towards a project that will replace 100,000 gasoline-burning tricycles in the Philippines with electric tricycles, or E-Trikes. Without intervention, the Philippines is on a course to almost quadruple CO 2 emissions in less than 25 years, the ADB said.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Chairman retires from Drive Electric

Drive Electric

Mark Gilbert, automotive sector, short CV General Manager Volvo Cars NZ – Moller Volcorp Ltd, 1985–1987 Sales and Marketing Director, BMW, 1988–1999 Managing Director BMW Philippines, 1999–2004 Managing Director BMW New Zealand, 2004–2012 President MIA, 2011–2012 Independent Director, Dekra NZ (Vehicle Testing New Zealand), 2017–2021 Chairman, (..)