"e-Jeepney" - The electric powered jeepney

[ghosthunter]

well it's true that I not only enjoy his designs but definitely his sensibilities more than yours gh.

Romski123, it's obviously because he sides with you.

[ghosthunter]

well it's true that I not only enjoy his designs but definitely his sensibilities more than yours gh.

and I'm pretty sure if he were a moderator he would not stoop as low as you have gone by banning someone whose opinion you don't like. The mere fact that you don't agree with him should be more reason for you to keep him here to make sure that both sides are represented. And any self respecting mod should know that.

rethink the way you're moderating, that's my suggestion to you.

Be a bigger person.

*romski123

You have long ceased to have any significance in this forum.

[romski123]

*romski123

You have long ceased to have any significance in this forum.

Bakit mo ko binan GH? Pikon ka na?

[ghosthunter]

Bakit mo ko binan GH? Pikon ka na?

I gave you a one week ban to give you time to think over your responses in this thread.

The next time it will be a permanent ban.

No other warnings will be given.

[fourtheboys96]

Bakit mo ko binan GH? Pikon ka na?

honestly, romski, you can view your last 5 or 10 messages and judge for yourself.

[romski123]

banat gh and uls!

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/i...010/november/2

Makati City acquiring 14 more e-jeeps by Rey T. Salita
MAKATI is adding 14 electric jeepneys to its fleet of environment-friendly public utility vehicles in the hopes of reducing air pollution in the financial district, city officials said over the weekend.
The new ejeeps will offer free rides along Estrella to Rockwell, passing through Poblacion and Makati City Hall before reaching Chino Roces Avenue.
Traffic management consultant Ernesto Camarillo says the new fleet is a part of the Makati Green Route Project, which includes the Makati pedestrian walkway network that interconnects the buildings from the Edsa-Ayala MRT station all the way to Gil Puyat Avenue, as a way of reducing pollution in the city.
The new ejeeps cost P650,000 each and were acquired on the initiative of Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay Jr., and through an agreement with the Green Renewable Independent Power Producer, a group promoting the use of renewable energy to ease pollution.
Eight ejeeps started serving two loops with a common terminal at the Landmark department store in 2008.
The routes are mainly on the private roads within the central business district that are not open to public transport. A four-kilometer round-trip route serves commuters who need to move between Legazpi and Salcedo.
An ejeep runs purely on electric power and does not emit smoke. The electric motor is silent and produces no heat, and the vehicles use a battery-charging station provided by the city.
The ejeeps are completely built-up units from China and are tested to run at a top speed of 40 kilometers per hour. They are capable of covering at least 55 kilometers on a single charge in an hour-and-a-half.
Charging is done by plugging the charger into a regular 220-volt outlet with a 10mm wiring cable for eight to 10 hours.
The estimated power cost for the typical charging time is P85 or 10.7 kilowatt-hours at P8 per kilowatt-hour based on Manila Electric Company’s rates in Metro Manila.
By comparison, a diesel passenger jeepney with an estimated fuel mileage of six to seven kilometers per liter consumes about nine liters to run the same 55-kilometer distance for about P315---more than three times the cost of the electric alternative.
The power cost of an ejeep averages P1.55 per kilometer, much lower than a diesel jeepney that consumes about P5.73 per kilometer.
Camarillo says what is best with the ejeeps is the better air quality that they help preserve.
A World Bank study says jeepney drivers are the leading victims of air pollution, noting that they account for 32.5 percent of the people who suffer chronic pulmonary diseases. Drivers are also at high risk of acquiring pulmonary tuberculosis.
Commuters and drivers inside air-conditioned buses are not spared the effects of air pollution, the same study says.
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[fourtheboys96]

banat gh and uls!

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/i...010/november/2

good luck!

[romski123]

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php...lop-e-vehicles

Taiwan to help RP develop e-vehicles

Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:00




TAIWAN is interested in collaborating with the Philippines in developing technology for electric vehicles, Sen. Edgardo Angara said Monday.
The interest of Taiwan was relayed to the Congressional Commission on Science, Technology and Engineering (Comste) of which Angara is chairman.
Angara said this offer of Taiwan should provide more impetus for the development and implementation of an electric vehicle program in the country. He cited studies by Comste showing that a locally produced electric vehicle is a potential export industry for the region.

“An electric vehicle program would greatly lessen the country’s dependence on imported fuel while lowering its carbon footprint at the same time,” he stressed.

He said that Metro Manila has one of the most polluted air in the world, and that public utility vehicles contribute about 70 percent of the air pollution.

“This highlights the need for a greener mode of public transportation,” he said.

E-jeepneys were introduced on Makati City roads on July 1, 2008. Last year, the House of Representatives bought two e-jeepneys to ferry employees and guests to and from the North and South gates to the different buildings in the Batasan complex. Bacolod , Baguio and Puerto Princesa City have also bought e-jeepneys.

Angara said Comste had already submitted a proposal that would introduce the electric jeepney as the foremost mode of tourist transport around the province of Aurora.

E-vehicles run on pure electricity supplied by rechargeable automotive batteries. They are not noisy and they do not emit fumes. They can be charged overnight for about eight hours on an ordinary wall outlet, much like charging a cell phone, and run the next day for a minimum of 65 kilometers. They can comfortably seat 14 passengers and run at a maximum speed of 40km per hour.

Efren L. Danao

[romski123]

http://208.184.76.175/Article.aspx?a...bCategoryId=66

By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) Updated October 22, 2010 12:00

Lawmaker seeks to exempt users of e-vehicles from road user's tax

By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) Updated October 22, 2010 12:00 AM Comments (0)
MANILA, Philippines - A lawmaker has filed a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to exempt users of electric vehicles from the payment of the road user’s tax.
Ang Kasangga party-list Rep. Teodorico Haresco in  his explanatory note to the “E-Vehicle Road User’s Tax Exemption Act of 2010,” cited Article XIV, Section 12 of the Constitution which provides that, “Congress may provide for incentives, including tax deductions, to encourage private participation in programs of basic and applied scientific research.”
Haresco explained that as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Philippines adopts the ultimate objective of the Convention, which is the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner.
He said the Philippines is “a biodiversity hotspot and is vulnerable to some of the worst manifestations of climate change.”
The Philippines is also one of four Southeast Asian countries likely to experience wider economic contraction of six percent by 2100 because of environmental risks, according to the Asian [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Development[/COLOR][/COLOR] Bank (ADB), he said.
”The government must come up with measures to make the green movement a mainstream effort,” Haresco said.
”Since the United Nations promotes the use of cleaner technologies which are more environment-friendly and energy efficient, the Philippines must encourage innovations such as electronic vehicles or e-vehicles because these will significantly lessen air pollution,” he said.
E-vehicles, unlike regular automobiles which are the major source of greenhouse gases, emit no tailpipe carbon dioxide or other pollutants, he said.
The Motor Vehicles User’s Tax, as mandated by Republic Act 8794, replaced the motor vehicles’ registration fee since it was imposed in 2000.  Section 7 of the law provides that monies collected from the road user’s tax can be earmarked solely and used exclusively for (1) road maintenance and improved road drainage; (2) installation of adequate and efficient traffic lights and road safety devices, and (3) air pollution control.

Haresco, who represents the micro-entrepreneurs sector, is also seeking compliance by [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]banks[/COLOR][/COLOR] to mandatory allocations for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
In a letter to Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro Casiño, chairman of the House committee on small business and entrepreneurship development,  Haresco asked that the committee request for more data from the Department of [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Trade[/COLOR][/COLOR] and Industry (DTI), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises Development Council (MSMEDC) on funding support for entrepreneurs.
He asked in particular the latest consolidated MSME Report on compliance with mandatory allocation mandated under Republic Act 6977 (as amended by RA 8289 and RA9501); schedule of outstanding MSME notes or alternative compliance methods such as the purchase of bonds; actual list of beneficiaries per bank/lending institution; and accessibility of funding support.
He noted that in its proposed 2011 budget, the DTI said as of June 30, 2010, total bank compliance for MSMEs amounting to P132.8 million for micro and small, and P127.6 million or medium enterprises; with 8.40 percent compliance for micro and small enterprises, and 8.07 percent for medium enterprises.
Haresco said while he found the data from the DTI useful, he felt it was insufficient to see the state of entrepreneurship in the country.
”The legislature needs adequate data to uplift the level of entrepreneurship in the country and help micro-entrepreneurs contribute a bigger share to the economy,” he said.

[fourtheboys96]

ang tanong: pinag-aralan bang mabuti o pinag-planuhan bang maigi yang mga mga balaking yan? kung oo, magaling at baka pwede natin mabasa ang mga dokumento.

[romski123]

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/278119...les-taxi-fleet

Puerto Princesa to Field 40 Electric Tricycles as Taxi Fleet

By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
Manila Bulletin

September 20, 2010, 9:07pm



Puerto Princesa City, Palawan has recently ordered the first batch of 40 electric tricycles (eTrikes) to serve as taxis to and from the Puerto Princesa City International Airport. The eTrikes will be supplied by local assembler Green Tech EcoCenter (GTE) in partnership with PhUV Inc., the business arm of the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Phils. (MVPMAP).
“Since the eTrikes will be locally assembled using a fiberglass body that is also locally made, this project not only helps clean the air in Puerto Princesa but also provides local employment and marginal businesses for local enterprises,’ said Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn after inspecting GTE’s prototype of the eTrike, the first ever assembled in Puerto Princesa.
Hagedorn said his long-term vision is to actually replace all 4,000 gasoline-powered tricycles in Puerto Princesa City with eTrikes as part of his Clean Air Project aimed at preserving the blue skies and fresh air in the city.
“Aside from helping protect our environment, this project will also transfer electric tricycle technology to our locals and enhance the skills of our local tinsmiths, welders, auto painters, auto mechanics, auto electricians, upholsterers, trimmers, assemblers and fiberglass makers,’ he said.
Diana Limjoco, GTE president, says that what GTE will make commercially available is the 4th generation of GTE’s eTrike or the ET4.
“This will be a full electric vehicle running solely on pure battery power. It will be powered by a 5 kw electric motor that can more than cope with large loads of luggage and six passengers comfortably seated, without straining the motor. This electric motor is of a more advanced technology as it is equipped with an internal cooling fan,” she said.
“The development of the eTrike has been fast-tracked as we are fortunate enough to have as our partner PhUV Inc., the assembler of the electric Jeepneys in Manila. They supplied us with some of the parts we needed and technology they themselves have acquired in their three-year experience in locally assembling and servicing eJeepneys. We believe that this partnership will produce an eTrike that will soon be a mini taxi, not only in Puerto Princesa but throughout the Philippines as well,” she said.

[romski123]

Hey Good News Everyone!

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Yehey!!

Ok ba GH!

Pikon kasi e. hehe

Ok ba ULS Ok ba Marg

[romski123]

Get involved! Publicly comment/react to this article at www.comste.gov.ph/content.asp?code=1046
Senator Edgardo J. Angara proposed the development and implementation of an electric vehicle program to create a Filipino electric vehicle consortium that could produce e-vehicles for the ASEAN market while lessening the country’s dependence on imported fuel sources and lowering the nation’s carbon footprint.

Angara said that a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) would be the ideal template for the electric vehicle consortium, pooling the efforts of private institutions backed by research and development from universities and government institutions.

The Congressional Commission on Science Technology and Engineering (COMSTE) included the development of Electric Vehicles and a Green Transport solution as one of the key priorities for 2011.

“We import roughly 96% of our petroleum, the majority of which is consumed by the growing transport sector. This same sector accounts for the biggest share of the energy use, nearing 40%,” said Angara, who Chairs COMSTE.

“It has long been one of the goals of the government to become energy independent. I believe that this can be achieved by promoting innovative projects that can reduce our foreign dependence on fuel and at the same time create a less-polluted, environmentally friendly cities,” noted Angara

Angara referred to a recent ADB study showed that Metro Manila ranks high among the megacities of Asia that have air quality problems, with a level of suspended particulate matter (SPM) that is more than double the standard of the World Health Organization. The DENR has also identified that 70% of air pollution in Metro Manila is from motor vehicles, “highlighting the need for a cleaner mode of transport,” Angara said.

COMSTE has studied many programs that could help in addressing the energy and environmental issues of the transport sector. A specific target was the public utility jeepney, which accounts for nearly 70% of the public transport of metro manila.

Angara also noted that the use of electric jeepneys should not be limited to large cities, as their low carbon footprint would be beneficial in provinces and tourist areas. He cited comments from the chief technical specialist for renewable energy and energy efficiency at the World Bank and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Daniel Kammen, who recently declared that the electric jeepney, “has the greatest opportunity for carbon savings.”

Angara said that COMSTE has initiated R&D efforts that would make e-vehicles more efficient, such as new battery monitoring circuits, new battery systems, LED lighting and system software that can monitor entire fleets of vehicles.

COMSTE has already submitted a proposal that would introduce the electric jeepney as the foremost mode of tourist transport around the province of Aurora. This initial undertaking will provide a blueprint for similar projects that could be easily replicated in other areas. (30)

[ghosthunter]

LTFRB issues Philippines' first franchise for public e-jeepney
17 Feb 2012



The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has just issued the Philippines' very first public-utility electric-jeepney franchise to eJeepney Transport Corporation (EJTC).

"Continuous operations of the eJeepney fleet in the last three years prove the technical viability of e-jeepneys as a superior mode of public transport. Finally the project has reached the commercial stage and we're confident and raring to demonstrate the full viability of the project," said Red Constantino, the director of Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (iCSC). iCSC, with the help of the local government of Makati, is the original operator of the e-jeepneys.

In operation since November 2009, the e-jeepney fleet initially covered the Salcedo Village and Legaspi Village loops. A third loop known as the Heritage Route, which traverses Makati's old landmarks, was added in July 2011.

"This move by the LTFRB shows the quality of leadership of the Aquino administration. This is not only about better transport but green jobs and green growth. We are proud to help shape the investment agenda of the country," said Yuri Sarmiento, chief executive of EJTC. "Makati is just the beginning. What we envision is a sustainable and efficient public transport solution that can be replicated all over the country."

EJTC will handle the e-jeepney's commercial run starting on March 1, 2012, but only with the Salcedo and Legaspi loops as the Heritage Route is still being run in its test phase by the iCSC.

SOURCE: LTFRB issues Philippines' first franchise for public e-jeepney - News | TopGear.com.ph

[KIANTOT]

Exclusive lang kaya yung franchise sa E-Jeepney, baka maraming kumuha dahil available ang frnachise tapos itransfer nila din sa regular na jeep

[ghosthunter]

Exclusive lang kaya yung franchise sa E-Jeepney, baka maraming kumuha dahil available ang frnachise tapos itransfer nila din sa regular na jeep

I would think the franchise would require an electric powered vehicle, not necessarily an e-jeepney.

[niky]

Jesus... it took them over a year to decide on whether or not to issue franchises?

For a government that wants to promote alternative transport, they're not trying very hard.

[ayokis]

haaayyy..http://tsikot.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif

[ghosthunter]

Jesus... it took them over a year to decide on whether or not to issue franchises?

For a government that wants to promote alternative transport, they're not trying very hard.

A year? ... I would think its over two years.

[niky]

A year? ... I would think its over two years.

Over two is still over one.

But seriously. This is what gets me about our government. They want us to use more fuel efficient vehicles or alternative energy vehicles. They drag their feet and take a long time on important technical decisions, like LPG converter accreditation and safety guidelines... the filler issue... and these stupid registration issues.

This is why it's so hard to register unusual but potentially fuel-saving vehicles like motorcycle-powered cars (LTO doesn't understand how to classify them) but so easy to register smoke-belching jeepneys made out of tin cans. Our motor-vehicle laws just cannot keep up with modern times. Just look at how long it took them to decide on "FX Taxi services"...