Foreign Companies Eyeing Investing in Local E-Vehicles

The country’s alternative fuels industry has drawn support from several notable foreign companies, including LG Corp., Nissan Motor Co., Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Yamaha Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Hitachi Ltd., a government official said.

Energy Undersecretary Loreta Ayson said Friday Ricardo plc, an engine and electric vehicle maker based in the UK, had expressed interest in the…

Mitsubishi Philippines: No Alternative Fuel-Fed Vehicles for RP

The lack or real demand and necessary infrastructure in the country made Mitsubishi Motors Corp. hold back on bringing its alternative fuel-fired vehicles to the local market.

MMC president Osamu Masuko said the company was already selling its biofuel-fed models in Europe, as well as compressed natural gas-fired vehicles in Thailand.

“If the Philippine market…

DOE: Transport Sector to Use Natural Gas

The Department of Energy (DOE) said the transport sector would likely account for at least five percent of the total market demand for natural gas in the country.

Despite the absence of concrete level of natural gas to be allocated for the transport sector, the DOE said one of the key strategies to successfully implement the country’s program on natural…

Pilipinas Shell Kicks Off ‘Libreng Sakay’ Project

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. will kick off today the “Libreng Sakay” project which forms part of the government’s compressed natural gas (CNG) program.

“We have finalized an arrangement that will allow 11 CNG-run buses to start plying the Metro Manila route,” Department of Energy director Mario Marasigan said.

He, however, said there are still minor concerns the bus operators and Shell’s mother-daughter CNG station are currently threshing out.

“They want to ensure…