"e-Jeepney" - The electric powered jeepney

[jpdm]

This certainly is good news!

Indeed.

Its convenient, noise-less, smoke-free and smooth ride...

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Jejomar Binay (R) drives the first locally manufactured E-jeepneys or electric passenger jeepney

If the E-jeepneys -- which are built in the Philippines with Chinese engines -- prove viable, Binay said the city will eventually field a fleet of 50.


The development of the E-jeepneys was supported by environmental group Greenpeace as part of an effort to find less polluting alternatives to the smoke-belching jeepneys that are the backbone of commuter transport in the Philippines.


The vehicles can be charged by simply plugging into an electric socket.


Copyright © 2009 AFP

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LTO Approves E-Jeepney Registration-Maker

BUsiness MIrror
May 10, 2009

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has approved the registration of electric jeepneys, or e-jeepneys, its manufacturer announced on Monday, when it also launched electric tricycles.

The registration would allow the e-jeepneys to ply primary roads, like Ayala Avenue, but not highways or expressways, said [SIZE=2]Rommel Juan, director and general manager of the Philippine Utility Vehicle Inc. (PhUV), which makes the electric vehicles.[/SIZE]


PhUV is a consortium made up the members of the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP) and the Green Renewable Independent Power Producers Inc. (GRIPP).



The Land Transportation Office, the government agency in charge of vehicles and issuer of drivers’ licenses, classifies e-jeepneys as low-speed vehicles and would be issued orange plates, Juan said. Its maximum speed is 60 kilometers per hour.


Orange is the international color for electric vehicles, Juan said. But the government has yet to make orange plates, so the e-jeepneys will be issued green plates temporarily.


The e-jeepneys project was inspired no so much because of high fuel prices, but because of it helps combat air pollution, said Chit Juan, an officer of MD Juan, one of the members of the consortium.

Rommel Juan said, “Powered by pure electric power, this jeepney will not emit carbon emissions and has a quiet ride. The general public will surely benefit from its smoke-free feature since the health of people will not be jeopardized.”

Eco-friendly alternative


Some 14 e-jeepneys are already plying secondary roads in Makati City, around Salcedo and Legaspi villages, Chit Juan said.


Besides Makati City, there are e-jeepneys plying roads in Alabang in Muntinlupa City, Dasmariñas in Cavite province, Los Baños in Laguna province, Puerto Princesa in Palawan province.



E-jeepneys cost P625,000 a unit, while reconditioned diesel engine jeepneys cost anywhere from P700,000 to P800,000, depending on the length.


“We are not competing with the local manufacturers, but we want to pioneer eco-friendly vehicles,” Rommel Juan said. The payback period of an e-jeepney is about a year and eight months, which is shorter compared to the three years it takes to recoup the cost of diesel-engine jeepneys.



The e-jeepneys can carry 14-passengers. The e-jeepneys available today in the market are only 5-kilowatt models, but the manufacturers hope they can soon release a 7.5-kilowatt model, which can traverse the undulating streets of Baguio or Tagaytay.


The vehicle uses 12 batteries that can be charged from six to eight hours and has 500 cycles of charging.


In the future, PhUV have the plans of converting diesel and gasoline-engine vehicles to electric vehicles, said Ferdie Santos, president of PhUV. “We are going into conversion [in the future]—whether gasoline engine or diesel engine. Right now, my personal computation is P300,000.”



“We’re hoping three years from now, we will be producing 20 units a month,” said Santos, adding that they are now producing eight units a month. PhUV has both non-solar and solar-powered e-jeepneys.
PhUV is the first to locally design and assemble the e-jeepney and the first to be granted an LTO license plate.

--Remedios V. Lucio With Nemelou Despuez

[carriedo]

Hindi po ba to available for purchase? Very interested po ang company i work for, ang hirap naman macontact ng mga tao sa company na gumagawa nito. In the transportation business kmi.

[jpdm]

Hindi po ba to available for purchase? Very interested po ang company i work for, ang hirap naman macontact ng mga tao sa company na gumagawa nito. In the transportation business kmi.

Pm mo sir romski dito tsikot or check website mvpmap or phuv,inc. nagbebenta sila ng e-jeepney. Mr Raquelsantos po ata ang head ng company.

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A Greenpeace volunteer charges the first locally manufactured E-jeepneys or electric passenger jeepney

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New electric jeepneys launched to fight Philippine pollution

By Channel NewsAsia’s Philippine Correspondent Christine Ong

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1 new electric-jeepney in CEBU at the Technological University of the Philippines Visayas (TUPV) campus in Talisay City

Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay said the two new e-jeepneys were manufactured by the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP).
The first four units were made in China, he said.
[SIZE=3]E-jeeps to debut with free rides in Makati[/SIZE]


Posted July 2nd, 2008
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New electric jeepneys launched to fight Philippine pollution

By Channel NewsAsia’s Philippine Correspondent Christine Ong

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1 new electric-jeepney in CEBU at the Technological University of the Philippines Visayas (TUPV) campus in Talisay City

[romski123]

we made CNN

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAKOKxAbSJU"]YouTube - Electric Jeepney - Going Green in Manila[/ame]

[romski123]

For interested parties pls call:

MDJUAN Ent
9308012

Look for John Marasigan.

Thanks.

[ghosthunter]

Pencil pushing time:

GIVENS:

E-jeepney cost = P625,000
battery pack cost = 1/4 of vehicle cost = P156,250
charging time = 8 hours
charging life = 500 cycles
distance per charge = 65 km (120km maximum)
claimed operating time on a single charge = 6 to 8 hours
cost per full charge = P158
maximum speed = 40 kph

diesel jeepney = P700K to P800K

Typical jeepney operating average speed = 5 to 6 kph

Pricing sources:
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/...90310top7.html
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showp...9&postcount=29

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So the battery pack only last 500 cycles = 1.37 years.

Given the battery pack costs = P156,250.00

Computing average monthly cost = P9,504/month

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And that is on top of the daily power cost of P158 = P4,740/month

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So that is equivalent to a monthly overhead cost of = P14,244/month

Pushing that to annual cost = P14,244 x 12 months
= P170,928/year (the cost to operate the e-jeepney)

* note: this assumes no tires need replacing nor any other parts as well.

[jpdm]

Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay said the two new e-jeepneys were manufactured by the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP).
The first four units were made in China, he said.
[SIZE=3]E-jeeps to debut with free rides in Makati[/SIZE]


Posted July 2nd, 2008
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Electric Jeepneys Challenge a Philippine Icon

by Sheila Oviedo
Nov.18, 2008
Policy Innovations

The Philippine passenger jeepney has started to shed its image as a smoke-belching, eardrum-busting public utility vehicle. Originally fashioned out of WWII American military jeeps, these colorful and iconic "kings of the road" are going green.

Manufactured in the Philippines by a consortium of 130 local companies, the 12-seater e-jeepneys are made of fiberglass instead of the usual metal, and they run on batteries that can be recharged at night for $3.30 per charge.

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E-jeepney in Baguio City, Philippines.
Photo by Randy Bautista (CC).

MDJUan manufactured the e-jeepney.

Jeep Thrills
Willy's Jeepney and Electric-powered Jeepney Appear in Manila Auto Show

April 14, 2009
Manila TImes

BOASTING a past that’s as colorful as its gaudy paintjob, a jeepney—this time in 21st century electric power guise—was showcased at the recent 2009 Manila International Auto Show. Aptly, too, its Willy’s military jeep ancestor sat next to it at the display floor.


MD Juan also built the body and assembles the electric-powered jeepney—or eJeepney—that’s sold under the PhUV Inc. brand.MD Juan said the eJeepney is the first locally designed, fabricated and assembled electric vehicle to roll on Philippine roads and is also the first electric vehicle to be granted a license plate by the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

With the recent acceptance by the LTO of the eJeepneys for licensing, more eJeepneys are expected to service the country’s roads soon, MDJuan forecasted.

Which should be beneficial to green causes. Because as a tool in PhUV Inc.’s advocacy on environmental protection with Green Renewable Independent Power Producers (GRIPP), the eJeepney is now being used in Makati, Puerto Princesa, Bacolod, Baguio and Dasmarinas, Cavite, serving as alternative-power transportation under GRIPP’s Climate Friendly Cities Program.
-- Motoring Times

[ghosthunter]

Given:

P170,928/year (the cost to operate the e-jeepney)

Regular jeepney spends P500 per day on diesel.

Operates = 325 days a year

Annual fuel bill = P162,500/year for a regular jeepney.

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Comparison of annual cost to operate:

E-jeepney = P170,928/year
Jeepney = P162,500/year

Where is the supposed savings on operating the e-jeepney?

[ghosthunter]

Pencil pushing time:

GIVENS:

E-jeepney cost = P625,000
battery pack cost = 1/4 of vehicle cost = P156,250
charging time = 8 hours
charging life = 500 cycles
distance per charge = 65 km (120km maximum)
claimed operating time on a single charge = 6 to 8 hours
cost per full charge = P158
maximum speed = 40 kph

diesel jeepney = P700K to P800K

Typical jeepney operating average speed = 5 to 6 kph

Pricing sources:
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/...90310top7.html
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showp...9&postcount=29

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So the battery pack only last 500 cycles = 1.37 years.

I find it amazing that in all the articles posted about the e-jeepney, the simply fact that the battery can only be recharged 500 times before replacement was forgotten or "overlooked" or simply ignored.

Whatever the reason, it means the e-jeepney must have it's batteries replaced every 1.5 years if it's to operate at all.

Another amazing fact that was so difficult to find anywhere was the cost of the batteries. Many people asked but somehow that question was never answered or even acknowledged. Anyway, it will be "interesting" day in the least to see how the current operators will handle the fact that they have to shell out PHP 156,000 for a new battery pack in a few more months.

[jpdm]

A e-jeepney from PHUV, Inc. of Romski123

with a Sarao jeepney