PHUV, Inc.

[marg]

Kulang yata sa Side-Impact protection.

Passsengers can die if this is hit from the side.

[ghosthunter]

Kulang yata sa Side-Impact protection.

Passsengers can die if this is hit from the side.

Actually, passengers can die if it is hit from ANY side.

Makes me wonder how stable it is when loaded to max capacity in passengers and you have to do the sudden avoidance maneuver. The relatively high CG and narrow wheelbase is a concern.

But of course this is the Philippines and public safety is NOT the primary concern, right?

[jpdm]

Puerto Princesa (e-jeepney) PUJ...

Photo courtesy of Romski123

Made by PHUV, Inc.

[KCMenteryo]

What is the Philippines safety standard for vecihles?
seatbelt land diba?

[ghosthunter]

What is the Philippines safety standard for vecihles?
seatbelt land diba?

Non-existent for public utility vehicles, aside from the seatbelt law that applies only to the front row passengers and driver.

[marg]

What is the Philippines safety standard for vecihles?
seatbelt land diba?

Rosaryo din at dasal.

[ghosthunter]

What is the Philippines safety standard for vecihles?
seatbelt land diba?

Statue of Santo Nino and Jesus Christ on the dashboard.

[Rev!t]

What is the Philippines safety standard for vecihles?
seatbelt land diba?

for regular PUJ, jail or cage-type door sa driver side..

for e-jeeps (seen at Rep.of Makati), the graphics/stickers/paintings/..err..'tattoo' (whatever it is) para madali makita...

[foifoi05]

hahahahahahaha

[jpdm]

Puerto Princesa (e-jeepney) PUJ...

Photo courtesy of Romski123

Made by PHUV, Inc.

More of this should be running in highly urbanized cities in the Philippines.

[ghosthunter]

^^^ If you are just going to field new electric PUVs, why even use a 50 year old design that isn't even pretty to look at?

Even your precious e-jeepney has a lot of shortcomings (range, angle of incline, battery cycle life, etc) that have to be sorted out soon before the **** hits the fan.

[jpdm]

Instead of noisy tricycles, this can be ideal in large middle class subdivisions like Camella Homes...

[ghosthunter]

*JPDM

maybe you can post new pictures rather than re-posting the same old set of pictures again and again.

[tc327]

Instead of noisy tricycles, this can be ideal in large middle class subdivisions like Camella Homes...

was wandering of this three wheelers:
1) passengers prone to fell down if some drivers are reckless

2) Cab open very good for snatchers on streets

3) "rain" looks you'll gonna be wet on this type

anyway its a good concept,just my 2cents

[ghosthunter]

This one (found in The Fort area) is better in terms of passenger safety since they are either forward facing or rear facing. Amazingly, this fits eight passengers. No idea how well it does against rain though.

[dvldoc]

The one Ghosthunter posted is kinda cool minus the ridiculous fin on the top. These in a 4 stoke 250cc engine would be pretty nice. Not a fan of electric vehicles, if the battery dies good luck getting a replacement in a timely fashion or service. Besides batteries in a tropical climate have short lives.

[ghosthunter]

The one Ghosthunter posted is kinda cool minus the ridiculous fin on the top. These in a 4 stoke 250cc engine would be pretty nice. Not a fan of electric vehicles, if the battery dies good luck getting a replacement in a timely fashion or service. Besides batteries in a tropical climate have short lives.

They are actually in regular service. There are two versions, with and without the fin on top. I never really found out why the first models had those fins (maybe advertising space??). One major benefit of being electric, they are really quiet.

Battery charge isn't as much as a problem in the small area of Fort Bonifacio area in Taguig.

[niky]

This one (found in The Fort area) is better in terms of passenger safety since they are either forward facing or rear facing. Amazingly, this fits eight passengers. No idea how well it does against rain though.

The fin assures its ability to swim in deep floods and scare the snot out of tourists...

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Those are interesting... they sometimes take passengers down to the Taguig area on the opposite side of C5. I'd been seeing those for months before I found out they were electric.

Short range is okay for "tricycles", but is definitely an issue for intertown or intercity jeepneys.

[marg]

Puerto Princesa (e-jeepney) PUJ...
Made by PHUV, Inc.

Looks as UGLY as the DLSU designed jeepney.

[April Boy]

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/i...2010/august/25

[SIZE=4]$280m for tricycle phase-out eyed
[/SIZE]
by Othel V. Villanueva
Manila Standard

August 25, 2010



THE Asian Development Bank is offering the Philippine government as much as $280 million in loans to finance a proposed refleeting program for tricycle drivers and operators to shift to electric motorbikes or e-bikes.
“The loan will be coursed through ADB conduit banks like Land Bank for relending to tricycle drivers who may want to shift into using e-bikes,” Environment Secretary Ramon Jesus Paje told reporters in a briefing Tuesday.
He said the ADB will be giving as donation 30 e-bikes for distribution to the local governments of Metro Manila.
“ADB wants us to sample the bikes to see for ourselves that these machines are totally pollution-free. No emissions, less pollution,” he said.
The DENR claimed that replacing all tricycles with e-bikes will free the country of as much as 20 million metric tons of carbon footprint in a year’s time.
“We could go into carbon trading. That will earn for us the dollar equivalent which we can use to offset a portion of the loan,” Paje said.
An initial study showed that tricycle drivers can save up to P300 daily if they use e-bikes.
“Four hours of charging would only cost P40 compared to P340 in fossil fuel. The acquisition cost is about 20 to 30 percent higher than fuel-fired motorcycles but the overhead cost is certainly lower,” he said.
There are about five million tricycles all over the country, of which 2.8 million run in Metro Manila.
The DENR said the proposed shift to e-bikes will help the country attain a 25 to 30 percent reduction in pollution in all urban centers by 2011.
As of 2009, the country’s total suspended particulates – a concentration of micro pollutants in the air – in all cities and urban centers was 134 micrograms per normal cubic meters, which is 49 percent beyond the normal standard of 90.
The major sources of these particulates are diesel vehicles and coal-burning power plants. Dust from unpaved roads and construction activities contributes to the rise in particulates especially during dry months.
Vehicles contribute as much as 80 percent of pollution load, while the remaining 20 percent come from industries.
DENR monitoring also shows that more than 50 percent of vehicles are registered without prior actual testing by accredited Private Emission Testing Centers.
“If all vehicles are tested for emission prior to registration, the 30 percent reduction in particulates will be easily realized,” said Paje.