EO 12 coverage expansion to include electric motorcycles pushed

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Several advocacy groups are urging Malacañang to amend an existing executive order granting import incentives to include electric motorcycles as an affordable alternative for Filipinos to shift to zero emission commuting.

“It is as if they forgot the glaring fact that motorcycles significantly contribute to air pollution in Metro Manila,” said Vitangcol in a statement.

“It is true that electric-powered vehicles will correct air pollution, lessen our dependence on fossil fuels, and substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Vitangcol said. “Consumers will experience a wide array of models to choose from depending on their preferences,” Araga said, adding that EO12 will help increase the adoption of electric vehicles in the local market.

Consumer rights group Bantay Konsyumer, Kalsada, Kuryente also issued a statement appealing to the President to expand tax incentives granted to four-wheel electric vehicles to cover two- and three-wheel vehicles. “Filipino motorists – whatever vehicle they drive – are aware that we need to resort to more sustainable means of powering their everyday activities, and to minimize pollution,” said Orlando Oxales, co-convenor of CW.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

 

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