In 2012, the DOE launched the Electric Tricycle (E-Trike) Project that involves the adoption and shift to 100,000 electric tricycles in the country, initially in key cities, provinces and tourist areas. There was an earlier pilot project (launched in April 2011, financed by a USD 110,000 grant from the ADB to the City of Mandaluyong) which covered 20 units of locally made e-trikes equipped with lithium ion batteries. Under the first phase of the project from 2012 to 2013, 20,000 e-trikes were to be distributed to operators in Metro Manila, Boracay, Puerto Princesa, Cabanatuan City and Davao City. […]
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