Electric vehicles (EVs) are critical in addressing climate-related issues however, it requires more support from the government to sustain them and enable a public infrastructure for people’s mobility.
Electric vehicles are critical in addressing climate-related issues however, it requires more support from the government to sustain them and enable a public infrastructure for people’s mobility.
Under EO12, different types of EVs have received tax breaks with the exclusion of electric motorcycles which are still subject to 30 percent import duty. When the Department of Energy was planning to procure e-trike units, DOST had anticipated the need for S&T interventions such as EV charging needs, low-cost battery storage systems, battery management systems, low-cost materials and production for e-trike, battery parts and components, mining technology to source out raw materials, etc.
Various types of renewable energy generation like wind, solar, bioenergy, hydro, and other renewables share 23.7 percent of the country’s total power source. Castro also said that the country should also fix its car-centric infrastructure which makes up 80 percent of road spaces by making it sustainable and climate-friendly by creating more bike lanes, walkways, and green spaces.
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