Manila Electric Co. plans to be at the forefront of the emerging electric vehicle industry as part of its sustainability
“We have to stimulate the demand, and they have to be at the forefront of chargers. Because otherwise, we’re just waiting for each other to move. So, if you want to promote the e-vehicles, and if you’re serious about that sustainability, we should push that agenda. The sustainability agenda,” Meralco chairman and chief executive Manuel Pangilinan said.
Based on Department of Energy data, there were around 9,000 registered EVs, including 378 public utility vehicles. There were also 327 EV charging stations as of the end of 2021. The DOE targets to roll out 2,454,200 electric vehicles, comprising of cars, tricycles, motorcycles and busses and install 65,000 EV charging stations nationwide over the short-term from 2023 to 2028.
Pangilinan said Meralco should be laying out the EV charging stations and not wait for demand to come in. “The problem is a chicken and egg situation. How can you lay the chargers if you have few e-vehicles…. And one of the principal pollutants are these vehicles, especially the two piston engines, the motorcycles. So we should be in that space. Create the demand and the charging stations will come in,” he said. Alena Mae S.
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