The Philippines is witnessing a growing presence of electric vehicles, particularly in Metro Manila, with a significant increase in EV registrations, especially for two- and three-wheeled models. The 13th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit showcased various EVs, including the BYD eMAX 9 DM-i, highlighting the shift towards sustainable transportation.
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. E-JEEP. An electric jeepney — Basic GEEP — by Ecology Builders & Development Corp. on display at the 13th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit held at the SMX Convention Center from October 23-25, 2025.
Flashy electric vehicles are becoming a common sight in select malls in Metro Manila, and more EVs are being registered in the LTO. Are Filipinos finally shifting to green vehicles? MANILA, Philippines – If you live in Metro Manila and frequent malls, those flashy electric vehicles you see are hard to miss. China, which made it a policy to specialize in electric vehicles , currently dominates the EV market worldwide. China-made cars were once derided for their lousy designs. Not anymore, not by a long shot. In fact, many of the Chinese EVs have surpassed Japanese and American cars when it comes to design. Ditto forIn suburbs, too, there are more e-trikes on the road, due partly to their affordability to the masses. Registration of two- and three-wheeled EVs has gone up from only 172 in 2023 to 43,441 in 2024, a Some of these EVs were displayed in the recently concluded 13th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit held October 23, Thursday, to October 25, Saturday, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. And the star of the summit, of course, was BYD, the world’s leader in EVs, currently being distributed in the Philippines by Ayala Corporation subsidiary ACMobility. BYD Cars Philippines country head Adam Hu said BYD has delivered 3.2 million new Energy vehicles worldwide as of September 2024. BYD Cars Philippines unveiled during the summit its BYD eMAX 9 DM-i, a family car which can run 1,200 kilometers on a full charge plus a full tank of gas. That covers a trip from Manila to Baguio and back without need for a refill or recharge. The 7-seater car’s interior looks like the business class of an airplane, with a pair of captain’s seats with massage feature and a 6-bottle mini-fridge. It also has middle-row tables for convenient use of laptops. LUXURY. The interior of a BYD eMAX 9 DM-i has captain’s seats with a mini-ref and small tables for laptops. Screenshot from BYD Cars Philippines Price tag? The BYD eMAX 9 DM-i premium variant sells for P2.99 million, while the advanced variant costs P2.67 million. In last year’s 12th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit, ACMobility CEO Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala talked about the company’s move to help “transform the electric vehicle landscape in the Philippines.” This year, ACMobility representatives discussed the “daunting task” of building a network of charging stations nationwide to help address car buyers’ concern about “range anxiety” or the fear of not being able to charge their vehicle due to lack of charging stations.or around P5.8 billion in co-financing with Ayala Corporation for the procurement of EV charging stations and of more EVs for commercial distribution.Though the growing presence of these EVs on the road may seem like Filipino consumers are finally adopting green vehicles, the numbers say otherwise. According to the Department of Energy, based on Land Transportation Office data, there were only 24,286 EVs registered in the Philippines in 2024, accounting for only 0.2% of total registered vehicles. On the other hand, there were 14,595,467 conventional vehicles registered, which means 99.8% were conventional. ): gasoline-powered vehicles reached 11.23 million or 78.7% of the total number of registered vehicles in 2023; 3.03 million or 21.3% were diesel vehicles; 0.1% were others, i.e. Liquified Petroleum Gas , Compressed Natural Gas , electric , and hybrid . Only less than 0.1% of total number of registered vehicles in the Philippines in 2023 were non-gas/non-diesel, according to the Land Transportation. Image from Philippine Statistics Authority Admittedly, the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines said the country is still a long way from reaching a tipping point toward adopting EVs. But Araga prefers to look at the glass half-full than half-empty. He said that around 29,000 EVs were registered from January to June 2025, a 100% increase from the number of EVs registered from 2013 to 2024.An October 2024 EVAP report said there’s been an 8.4% annual average growth in market sales of EVs from 2013 to 2023. Araga said many car buyers are “very engaged” in switching to hybrids and EVs, and that the interest extends to companies that are shifting from internal combustion engines to Araga highlighted the need for local government units to push the EV industry in order to convince more consumers to adopt EVs.Before he joined Rappler as senior desk editor, Isagani de Castro Jr. was longest-serving editor in chief of ABS-CBN News online. He had reported for the investigative magazine Newsbreak, Asahi Shimbun Manila, and Business Day. He has written chapters for books on politics, international relations, and civil society.Rappler IQ
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