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More Electric Buses Operated By Energy Producer Aboitiz Deployed In Philippine Urban Centers

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Promoting sustainable transportation in the Philippines is difficult not only because of charging infrastructure but also because of heavy traffic and long transportation routes.

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Nissan Officially Electrifies Philippine Car Market with the LEAF

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Nissan introduced the LEAF to the Philippines on May 9, officially plugging the country into the electric vehicle era. Nissan Philippines Inc. NPI), the local sales distribution unit which is partly owned by Nissan Motor Corp. of Japan, is focused on an ecosystem approach to LEAF sales and support.

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Toyota & Chery Choose To Sell Hybrids Over BEVs In Philippines Due To Limited Charging Infrastructure — For Now

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Two major car launches in Manila seem to affirm that carmakers are looking more at hybrids than full battery electric vehicles due, in part at least, to the lack of charging stations across the country. Towards the end of this week, Toyota Motor Philippines’ Inc.

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Last Mile EV Delivery In The Philippines Boosted By Battery Swapping Partnership

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Electric 2-wheelers have been part of the last-mile transportation in the Philippines since 2006 when the first electric bicycles and scooters came in from China. These vehicles were however, low mileage, and high maintenance using heavy lead acid batteries for power.

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SpaceX may launch Starlink in the Philippines in December

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SpaceX may launch Starlink in the Philippines in December to deliver WiFi to the underserved community. In May, we reported that SpaceX’s Starlink had been approved in the Philippines as a Value-Added Service (VAS) provider. ” If SpaceX is ready then the Philippines should be ready also.

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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

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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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Tropical Storm Ketsana Kills More Than 240, Displaces More Than 609,000 in Philippines

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Tropical Storm Ketsana, locally referred to as Ondoy, deluged Manila and surrounding areas with 455mm (18 inches) of rain in 24 hours Saturday, killing 240 people and displacing 609,548 according to SitRep 12 (29 September) from the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Click to enlarge. Jack Rosebro.