Super-app Grab, the equivalent of Uber in Southeast Asia, and Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD have forged a major regional partnership to electrify the region’s transportation landscape. The ambitious agreement aims to deploy up to 50,000 BYD EVs across Grab’s network, a move poised to accelerate EV adoption and … [continued]
A loss of energy caused Gogoro’s Philippine partner to pull the plug After more than two years in the Philippines, Gogoro’s partnership with Globe’s 917Ventures, a subsidiary of the Ayala Corporation, has come to an abrupt end. Gogoro headquarters told CleanTechnica that they are “currently assessing a shift in our … [continued]
Country’s biggest conglomerate, the Ayala Group, gets to manage the financing package The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a financing package of up to PhP583 billion ($100 million) to support Ayala Corporation’s efforts in developing an electric mobility ecosystem in the Philippines. This funding will be used to procure … [continued]
Offshore wind energy is painfully slow in development in the Philippines. As of December 2024, the Philippine Department of Energy had approved 92 offshore wind energy service contracts with a combined potential capacity of more than 65 GW. As of January 2025, only 5 of those projects have moved on … [continued]
Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) highlighted his administration’s support for sustainable transportation and ongoing efforts to transition towards more electric vehicles (EVs) by gracing the launch of the Tesla Service Center at the Tesla Experience Center in Uptown Mall Bonifacio Global Center yesterday morning. “No one is more … [continued]
EIGHT YEARS. That is the least amount of time needed for the Philippines to build and operate its first offshore windmill. Thus, as the country stands at the threshold of a renewable energy transition, with offshore wind (OSW) expected to play a crucial role in meeting its energy security and … [continued]
The Philippines is working on the largest solar power plus battery storage project in the world, breaking ground on the project just a few weeks ago. Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. featured for the groundbreaking of the Meralco Terra Solar Project. The project is going to have a solar … [continued]
BYD just launched the BYD Seal 5 DM-i last weekend No one is taking credit for it, but a quick parking lot survey, on-the-road observations, and a run through the top electric vehicle social media pages all say that Chinese EV maker BYD is the fastest growing electric vehicle brand … [continued]
Tesla Inc. has officially launched its first showroom in the Philippines. I waited for two weeks after the launch last November 8 because I wanted to see how the Philippine EV market would take on the American-made electric vehicle before making this report. So far, according to sources inside Tesla, … [continued]
Almost a month after the launch of its compact electric SUV, the VF 3, VinFast Philippines recently announced the final pricing for the VF 5, which is the brand’s debut model in the country. The VF 5 was the show model vehicle for VinFast when it launched in the Philippines … [continued]
