MARILAO, Bulacan—Bulacan’s answer to the growing shortage of fossil fuel will soon ply the streets of Quezon City.
This came as Mayor Sonny Belmonte mulled the acquisition of 38 new electric powered tricycles (E-Trike) invented by a Bulakenyo engineer and launched last year.
Engineer Allan Aguilar, the inventor of the E-Trike, said that Belmonte’s initiative is one way of addressing the current oil shortage due to the impact of the Executive Order 839 that directed oil companies to bring down prices to their October 15 levels.
“Mayor Belmonte will distribute the E-trike to different barangays around the West Triangle to showcase green initiatives of the city,” Aguilar said.
The E-Trikes will served as service vehicles of the different barangays of Quezon City in addition to the others that have been delivered.
Aguilar said that Belmonte’s decision to acquire E-Trike is a great boost to their invention.
The E-Trike was conceived in the last months of 2008 and was launched at the Marilao municipal hall last December as an answer to environmental degradation contributed by oil and gasoline power vehicles.
It has a load capacity of 200 to 250 kilograms and can run up to 45 kilometers per hour.
Aguilar said that a single full charge of the E-trike’s batteries can last for 12 hours of continuous use or 60 to 80 kilometers.
He stressed that compared to regular tricycles, E-Trike will save more energy as it will only cost P15 for a single full charge.
“That’s about 33 centavos per kilometer, kaya higit na mas matipid sa fuel kumpara sa regular tricycle,” he said.
The E-trike was approved by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), but has not been awarded the “orange plates” that will give it the full recognition as an electric power vehicle.
Despite the bureaucratic red tape, Aquilar said they were able to register the E-trike.
“So far, ang category namin ay converted tricycle dahil hindi pa ibinibigay ng LTO yung orange plates, pero that is enough for the moment para magamit sa mga kalsada yung E-Trike,” he said.
With regards to state bank financing, he said that rates offered to green initiatives like theirs is higher than regular enterprises.
At present, Aguilar said that they have manufactured at least 20 E-trikes since last year and delivered to different local government units in Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and even to as far as Boracay.
This came as Mayor Sonny Belmonte mulled the acquisition of 38 new electric powered tricycles (E-Trike) invented by a Bulakenyo engineer and launched last year.
Engineer Allan Aguilar, the inventor of the E-Trike, said that Belmonte’s initiative is one way of addressing the current oil shortage due to the impact of the Executive Order 839 that directed oil companies to bring down prices to their October 15 levels.
“Mayor Belmonte will distribute the E-trike to different barangays around the West Triangle to showcase green initiatives of the city,” Aguilar said.
The E-Trikes will served as service vehicles of the different barangays of Quezon City in addition to the others that have been delivered.
Aguilar said that Belmonte’s decision to acquire E-Trike is a great boost to their invention.
The E-Trike was conceived in the last months of 2008 and was launched at the Marilao municipal hall last December as an answer to environmental degradation contributed by oil and gasoline power vehicles.
It has a load capacity of 200 to 250 kilograms and can run up to 45 kilometers per hour.
Aguilar said that a single full charge of the E-trike’s batteries can last for 12 hours of continuous use or 60 to 80 kilometers.
He stressed that compared to regular tricycles, E-Trike will save more energy as it will only cost P15 for a single full charge.
“That’s about 33 centavos per kilometer, kaya higit na mas matipid sa fuel kumpara sa regular tricycle,” he said.
The E-trike was approved by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), but has not been awarded the “orange plates” that will give it the full recognition as an electric power vehicle.
Despite the bureaucratic red tape, Aquilar said they were able to register the E-trike.
“So far, ang category namin ay converted tricycle dahil hindi pa ibinibigay ng LTO yung orange plates, pero that is enough for the moment para magamit sa mga kalsada yung E-Trike,” he said.
With regards to state bank financing, he said that rates offered to green initiatives like theirs is higher than regular enterprises.
At present, Aguilar said that they have manufactured at least 20 E-trikes since last year and delivered to different local government units in Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and even to as far as Boracay.
