Philippines Electric Car Question

[czildjianako]

Saw this morning in Unang Hirit the Philippine Eagle G Car. It is an electric car costing from 140k to 200k... anybody knows the details of this car.

[ghosthunter]

For those who missed it:

http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/lat...launched-in-QC

Personally, this car looks like one of those japanese electric kit cars.

[dprox]

Very little info on the web, but there's a bit on it in
http://madyaaspublishing.blogspot.co...1_archive.html, which says:

This electric car has the looks of the Philippine Eagle. This vehicle can run at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour on a public road with four (4) passengers on board at a range of 80 kilometers or 10 round trips between Kalibo-Numancia-Kalibo. It is powered by 4 pieces –12 volts lead acid battery which can be charged with 220 VAC household current. It has a brush high efficiency motor. It is custom designed with all steel chassis, fiber glass body, mag-style wheels and on-board charger.

Ilonggo version, Benj!
Seems it's been running in Aklan since 2005 pa.

[meledson]

Pag purely electric ang sasakyan, kailangan bang ma register sa LTO?

[albert_b]

Wow! ... this is extremely ideal for makati cbd dwellers! ... around the village ... or pang grocery :-) ... did I hear the price correctly, 200T? ... hehe pwede na din ;-)

With regards to whether you should register it or not... I think it depends, kung golf cart use then no... kung dadaan ng edsa then I think yes and therefore would fall under "Locally Assembled Motor Vehicles (Private Motor Vehicles Only)" category.

[czildjianako]

sir ghost and dprox, thanks for the link.

indeed its an affordable alternative but how about the reliability? practical ito sa akin dahil malapit lang ang office namin from home.

[czildjianako]

can be registered as LSV (Low Speed Vehicle) according to the link from sir dprox.

[Benji_DCP]

For more info on Gasoline to Electric car conversions, you may visit the Australian Electric Vehicle Association Forums:http://www.aeva.asn.au/forums/default.asp

There are lots of info and discussion about Electric cars.