"e-Jeepney" - The electric powered jeepney

[jpdm]

Yes sir im talking about the China-made e-jeepney,am i OT?hehehehe

if na modify na po at na improve ung mga features ng e-jeepney na gawa ng MVPMAP mas maganda po for the safety of the commuters and also it will generate jobs for Pinoys cos it is made locally,cos ung mga e-jeepney po na binigay ng GRIPP sa Bacolod city like also na binigay nila sa Makati ay China-made po un at talagang hindi maganda yung pgka gawa at delikado ka sa daan.nasa univeristy pa po nmin ung isa til now di na gnamit sa city ng Bacolod maybe it fails the evaluation.

Yup.

Actually thats the reason why PHUV, Inc and MVPMAP came up with their own version of the e-jeepney because of the spotty workmanship of the original e-jeepney brought from China.

Mas maganda yung version ng MVPMAP, mukaha pa ngang darna..hehehe

Anyway, more power to PHUV, Inc. I think they will come up with a e-tricycle also.

[donbuggy]

My mistake. Anyway, I hope that MVPMAP or Tsikot PHUV learns from the China e-Jeepney to avoid its problems. Apply the Hein Test during the prototype stage. Assume that someone with a critical eye such as Tsikoteer Hein sees and drives the vehicle. What comments will that person make? Fix the problems before introducing the vehicle to the public.

[OyiL]

My mistake. Anyway, I hope that MVPMAP or Tsikot PHUV learns from the China e-Jeepney to avoid its problems. Apply the Hein Test during the prototype stage. Assume that someone with a critical eye such as Tsikoteer Hein sees and drives the vehicle. What comments will that person make? Fix the problems before introducing the vehicle to the public.

hein test! mahirap pumasa diyan pag-napagtripan na!

[safeorigin]

expect spot on reviews from him. tbh, C! mag should hire him:D

[oninx]

Yup.

Actually thats the reason why PHUV, Inc and MVPMAP came up with their own version of the e-jeepney because of the spotty workmanship of the original e-jeepney brought from China.

Mas maganda yung version ng MVPMAP, mukaha pa ngang darna..hehehe

Anyway, more power to PHUV, Inc. I think they will come up with a e-tricycle also.

hehehe okay thanx

im concerned kasi sa safety ng mga passengers if nka labas na bumiyahi ang mga e-jeepney na made in China,im glad that the MVPMAP redesign and improved the features of the China made e-jeepney. Yung G-Car pwede din cgro gawin e-tricycle yun?maganda pa sa porma hehe

[kinyo]

what is not safe in a china e-jeepney?

are tricycles safer than chinese e-jeppneys?

[OyiL]

what is not safe in a china e-jeepney?

are tricycles safer than chinese e-jeppneys?

lost focus..china e-jeepney vs. local jeepney or mvpmap e-jeepney ang pinagtatapat dito. hindi di ba?

hindi tricycle vs e-jeepney..
tsaka not about which is "not safe" but about which is "safer"
alin nga ba?

per hindi naman yata safety ang number one requirement. yari.

[kinyo]

ewan ko lang ha ... pero sa tingin ko, yung nagsasabing hindi safe ang chinese e-jeepney, sila yung wala sa focus

[jpdm]

[SIZE=2][SIZE=2]Malaya Newspaper[/SIZE][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][SIZE=2]July 6,2009[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2]The Board of Investments (BOI) will grant incentives to the assembly of the first-locally produced electric vehicles being led by a consortium of automotive parts manufacturers, according to BOI managing head Elmer C. Hernandez.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]Hernandez said the BOI supports this pioneering venture of the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP) and wants to ensure its long-term viability. However, Hernandez notes the need for the parts makers to expand their lineup and market not only for mass movement but for personal use as well.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]"We are the first in Asia to produce an electric vehicle and we should build on that advantage," he said.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]In their recent meeting, Hernandez told officials of the MVPMAP that their individual and collective investments in manufacturing, past and present would easily meet the minimum investment hurdle set by the BOI for companies seeking to become participants of the Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP).[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]To enjoy incentives under the Investment Priorities Plan, an assembler has to be a registered participant of the MVDP and has to comply with certain requirements.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]One of these requirements is to manufacture motor vehicle parts and components for both export and domestic markets, equivalent to $8 million for commercial vehicle.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]"They can qualify their previous investments, and they can pool the investments to meet that requirement," Hernandez said.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]He added that the electric vehicle has almost 100 percent local content. The group is producing 5 to 10 units per month, mainly electric jeepneys which they supply to local government units.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]"If they want to expand the market¸ they should not limit themselves to mass transport. We talked about the technical specs of the vehicle and it’s possible that they can develop one for personal use of private owners, as shuttle inside subdivisions or for short trips," Hernandez said.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]Hernandez said the vehicle is priced competitively but did not specify. [/SIZE][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]Hernandez said with the surging prices of gasoline, the electric vehicle is a cheaper alternative even if it uses electric power.[/SIZE][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]He said carbon emission is net of 50 percent as it is plugged into electricity.
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]MVPMAP formed the [SIZE=4]PhUV Inc. [/SIZE]as the proponent of the e-jeepney. It is composed of over 125 manufacturers of local automotive parts that supply the local parts requirements of the Philippine auto industry.
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]Some of the e-eepneys were dispersed to the cities of Makati, Puerto Princesa, Bacolod and Baguio. Another is now also serving the students of De La Salle University in Dasmarinas, Cavite.
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[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]The e-jeepney is the very first locally designed, fabricated and assembled electric vehicle to be actually put on the road. [/SIZE][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]The e-jeepney can carry up to 14 passengers for a two-hour ride before it needs to recharge. Perfect for shuttle service, this 5kw jeepney has a manual stickshift with a 4-speed feature. (Irma Isip)[/SIZE][/SIZE]

[kitsons]

This certainly is good news!

[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