The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (eVAP) said it fully supports the Electric & Hybrid Vehicles Incentive Act of 2011 which would provide incentives for the manufacture, assembly and importation of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Yvonne Castro, executive director of eVAP, said the government is now ready to take a closer look at the viability of electric vehicles especially with the rising prices of oil.
The group said granting of tax incentives for both imported and local EVs is pursuant of eVAP’s vision of a zero emission transport system.
But eVAP is batting for additional incentives to local manufacturing which includes priority in granting of franchise for locally manufactured EVs to be used for mass public transport system like e-jeepneys and e-buses and exemption to color coding and free parking.
The group also seeks the grant of incentives to supporting infrastructures like charging stations.
eVAP said these should be part of a more comprehensive national program for electric, hybrid and other alternative fueled vehicles.
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