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Oct. 20 PH EV Summit to reveal Evida IRRs, EV industry roadmap

The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP), together with the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) and Nissan Philippines Inc, is hosting the 10th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) set on Oct. 20 and 21, 2022 at the SMX Convention Center Manila. The country’s biggest annual EV […]

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Nissan showcases all-new Kicks e-Power ahead of Philippine launch

Nissan Philippines (NPI) recently gave motoring media and content creators an exclusive hands-on experience of the all-new Kicks e-Power, accelerating the local electrification strategy with another state-of-the-art innovation. During the two-day event at Clark, Pampanga, NPI introduced the Kicks e-Power with a walkthrough and a track activity led by Chief Powertrain Engineer Naoki Nakada, Alliance

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Chery Tiggo8 Pro PHEV ‘plugs in’ to The Pub Forties music, plant-based goodies 

TessDrive editor in chief Aries Espinosa, who also fronts his up-and-coming rock band The Pub Forties, goes on board Chery’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle model in the Philippines, the Chery Tiggo8 Pro PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle), to get to his band’s first post-pandemic gig. Of course, as an advocate of the plant-based, sustainable,

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WM Philippines rolls out the Weltmeister W5 full-electric Crossover

Text, photos and video by Randy Peregrino Early this year, WM Motor Philippines (WMPH) became the newest automotive company to enter the local market and the official Weltmeister car distributor in the country. It also previewed its upcoming full-electric vehicle as its first model offering. On July 13, WMPH officially unveiled the Weltmeister W5 full-electric

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Evida opens PH to 30 cutting-edge transport innovations

The Philippines has legislated the electrification of its transport industry. With the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (Evida) officially becoming Republic Act 11697, its expansive scope opens up a whole new world of opportunities for the country and its transport and automotive sectors. It makes it more possible for mainstream Philippine society to experience cutting-edge

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Wing of an airplane that is docked on the runway with the sunset in the background

Locked-down humans saved 17M tons of CO2 from being emitted daily, much of it from the aviation industry

(Editor’s note: This article has been updated as of August 23, 2021) Even if it was already expected that nationwide lockdowns would greatly impact aviation emissions, nobody had foreseen the magnitude of the reduction. Yes, the pandemic has created an enormous drawback in the airline industry. Never-before-seen situations around the world, wherein thousands of planes

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Nissan Leaf at the Vatican

The Vatican makes that ‘big Leaf’ to becoming all-electric

In what can be seen as another major step towards its full adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), The Vatican recently received a donation of a 100%-electric Nissan Leaf.    The zero-emissions Leaf, the world’s first mass-market EV, was received by Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State and President of the

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