"e-Jeepney" - The electric powered jeepney

[ghosthunter]

Curiously, are the newer orders of e-jeepneys less "colorful" than the first few? I understand the first few need to stand out from the crowd. But the mainstream units can be less colorful.

[ghosthunter]

Has Romski gone into reverse engineering all the components including the motor?...

I know the batteries are already local.

SO how much did local deep cycle batteries cost? ... still in the P10,000 range?

[Phoenix67]

The first 2 e-jeepneys are China made. The rest are now Philippine-made by MDJuan and PHUV, INc.

Kasama pala ang factory ng MDJuan ... magaling!!! Ang ganda ng kanila CJ/wrangler jeeps na kopya.

Sana nga magtuloy-tuloy ang kanilang e-jeepney... at sana magkaroon din sila ng e-trike

para mas maraming trabaho na ma-create.

[jpdm]

Kasama pala ang factory ng MDJuan ... magaling!!! Ang ganda ng kanila CJ/wrangler jeeps na kopya.

Sana nga magtuloy-tuloy ang kanilang e-jeepney... at sana magkaroon din sila ng e-trike

para mas maraming trabaho na ma-create.

Welcome to the design thread, phoenix67!

And yes agree with your statements. I hope you can contribute more in this thread! Keep posting!

[jpdm]

Has Romski gone into reverse engineering all the components including the motor?...

I know the batteries are already local.

Im hoping for that, too.

and yes, the batteries are from Motolite.

[romski123]

SO how much did local deep cycle batteries cost? ... still in the P10,000 range?

Batteries are P5,500 each from Motolite.

[ghosthunter]

Batteries are P5,500 each from Motolite.

really? ... deep cycle or hybrid type?

[romski123]

Fast Facts:
Switching from diesel-fueled jeepneys to eJeepneys leads to a reduction of 3140 grams of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and 16 grams of NOx (nitrous oxide) per liter of avoided diesel. (each time you ride the eJeepney, you help stop climate change!)
The eJeepney runs on electricity (walang ingay at usok, ginhawa para sa driver at mga pasahero!).
It can accomodate 14 people: 12 at the back and 2 at the front (including the driver).
The eJeepneys are the first public utility vehicles to be issued orange-colored plates by the Land Transportation Office.

[romski123]

Im hoping for that, too.

and yes, the batteries are from Motolite.

we are looking into localizing as much parts as we can. We are talking with the academe to help with research.

we are also talking to Seipi (semiconductor and electronics industries in the Philippines Inc.) http://www.seipi.org.ph/ in order to localize the controllers and wirings.

[romski123]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3qIw4nz5g"]YouTube - eJeepney AFP News[/ame]

[Phoenix67]

Fast Facts:
Switching from diesel-fueled jeepneys to eJeepneys leads to a reduction of 3140 grams of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and 16 grams of NOx (nitrous oxide) per liter of avoided diesel. (each time you ride the eJeepney, you help stop climate change!) ....

isang magandang balita yan!!! kongrats!

... hindi naman natin kailangan ng "one giant step"... kahit na "baby step" lang patungo sa cleaner air ay okay na... kung 80Milyon na ang Pinoy kahit na 10% lang sumuporta sa ganyan... malaki na rin ang maitutulong sa kalikasan natin.

sir romski, kung inyong mamarapatin... ano po ang gamit ninyong electric motor sa e-jeepney? specifically designed for that purpose ba yun o inadapt lang na motor?

naisip ko lang kasi hindi naman rocket science ang pagwind ng motor... baka kaya din na maging lokal made yan sa future...

[jpdm]

isang magandang balita yan!!! kongrats!

... hindi naman natin kailangan ng "one giant step"... kahit na "baby step" lang patungo sa cleaner air ay okay na... kung 80Milyon na ang Pinoy kahit na 10% lang sumuporta sa ganyan... malaki na rin ang maitutulong sa kalikasan natin.

sir romski, kung inyong mamarapatin... ano po ang gamit ninyong electric motor sa e-jeepney? specifically designed for that purpose ba yun o inadapt lang na motor?

naisip ko lang kasi hindi naman rocket science ang pagwind ng motor... baka kaya din na maging lokal made yan sa future...

Definitely agree here.

PHUV, Inc., MDJuan have already started the trend in the Philippines through their EVs. As demand for these vehicles increases, more improvements will come.

[roberto_minosa]

Fast Facts:
Switching from diesel-fueled jeepneys to eJeepneys leads to a reduction of 3140 grams of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and 16 grams of NOx (nitrous oxide) per liter of avoided diesel. (each time you ride the eJeepney, you help stop climate change!)
The eJeepney runs on electricity (walang ingay at usok, ginhawa para sa driver at mga pasahero!).
It can accomodate 14 people: 12 at the back and 2 at the front (including the driver).
The eJeepneys are the first public utility vehicles to be issued orange-colored plates by the Land Transportation Office.

I hate to sound antagonistic, but in the end the e-jeepney will be charged through electricity generated by traditional power plants. We'd still import a lot of coal and diesel. I hope they'd also push clean electricity.

[ghosthunter]

I hate to sound antagonistic, but in the end the e-jeepney will be charged through electricity generated by traditional power plants. We'd still import a lot of coal and diesel. I hope they'd also push clean electricity.

There are supposed plans to develop a "clean/green" electricity from waste program which I think revolves about bio-gas, but I don't think it's even up and running yet even with the Makati project.

[romski123]

I hate to sound antagonistic, but in the end the e-jeepney will be charged through electricity generated by traditional power plants. We'd still import a lot of coal and diesel. I hope they'd also push clean electricity.

here's the plan again

[ghosthunter]

here's the plan again

And again, a plan is only as good if it becomes real. Personally I have very little faith in our government so best to keep a close eye on the completion of the project.

[romski123]

Binalot supports the Ejeepney!

[kitsons]

And again, a plan is only as good if it becomes real. Personally I have very little faith in our government so best to keep a close eye on the completion of the project.

More than one way to skin a cat. What is needed is subsidiarity where the beneficiaries set up what is needed.

An area to be serviced by an e-jeepney route can be organized to produce the electricity needed to run the e-jeepneys either with hydro, wind, solar and bio-digester run electric power generation as is available.

There are actually billions of funds presently untapped as not too many know that such funds exist for development projects.

The key is to get areas organized and the main set back are the greedy who'd like to first position themselves for getting the most money and/or power out of the project.

[ehnriko]

Romski, your E-jeep looks very much at home in Ecopark... been frequently visiting it lately. :-)

[ghosthunter]

More than one way to skin a cat. What is needed is subsidiarity where the beneficiaries set up what is needed.

An area to be serviced by an e-jeepney route can be organized to produce the electricity needed to run the e-jeepneys either with hydro, wind, solar and bio-digester run electric power generation as is available.

There are actually billions of funds presently untapped as not too many know that such funds exist for development projects.

The key is to get areas organized and the main set back are the greedy who'd like to first position themselves for getting the most money and/or power out of the project.

In the case for the E-Jeepney projects, they need a system to directly recharge the batteries. The only viable "green" solution that would fit in a space that can be found in a city like Metro Manila would be something like bio-gas.

The other solutions like solar, wind and hydro are not viable because of the scale required to make it viable.