10th PH EV Summit to highlight industry’s solidarity in pushing electrified mobility

An executive of the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) said that the 10th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) will showcase the industry’s common stance in accelerating electrified mobility in the country.

The country’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) conference will stage its first on-site event after two years due to the pandemic. With a theme “United In Driving Electromobility in Support of the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA) or Republic Act No. 11697,” the event is set to bring together stakeholders across the EV value chain to engage in policy dialogue as well as long-term collaboration to drive EV adoption and deployment of EV charging infrastructures locally.

On the opening day of the event, the EV Owners Society (EVOS) will hold a motorcade around the Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex.

EVAP President Edmund Araga said that the country can look forward to transitioning to sustainable transportation with the passage of Republic Act (RA) 11697 — also known as Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA).

“Aside from the climate benefits of electric vehicles, another important benefit of EVs which has come to the fore of public policy attention especially after the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is that EVs run on electricity and can therefore be an important contributor to reducing the use of oil in the country,” Araga cited.

To note, RA 11697 is mandating a five-percent EV share in corporate and government fleets, dedicated parking slots for EVs, installation of charging stations in parking lots and gasoline stations, green routes in cities and municipalities, as well as fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for EV manufacturing, charging station importation, and EV utilization. The law took effect last May.

Araga underscored the government’s willingness to introduce fiscal incentives. According to him, promoting EV adoption combined with the introduction of fiscal incentives will provide charging infrastructure players the incentive to enter the country.

The EVAP president said that based on the  2022 Global EV Outlook of the International Energy Agency, EV sales around the world in 2021 reached 6.6 million, doubling the previous year's output.

 “Back in 2012, just 120,000 electric cars were sold worldwide. Nearly 10 percent of global car sales were electric in 2021, four times the market share in 2019. This brought the total number of electric cars on the world’s roads to about 16.5 million, triple the amount in 2018. Global sales of electric cars have kept rising strongly in 2022, with 2 million sold in the first quarter, up 75 percent from the same period in 2021,” he shared.

“The IEA report stated that the success of EV is being driven by multiple factors. Sustained policy support is the main pillar. Public spending on subsidies and incentives for EVs nearly doubled in 2021 to nearly USD 30 billion. A growing number of countries have pledged to phase out internal combustion engines or have ambitious vehicle electrification targets for the coming decades. Meanwhile, many carmakers have plans to electrify their fleets that go further than policy targets. Finally, more new EV models were available in 2021, increasing the attractiveness for consumers. The number of EV models available on the market is around 450. While the 6.6 million EV Sales in 2021 were led by China (3.3 million), Europe (2.3 million) and the United States (630,000), by contrast, EV sales are still lagging in other emerging and developing economies, where the few models that are available remain unaffordable for mass-market consumers,” Araga added.

EVAP said in a statement that the Department of Energy (DOE) will present the EVIDA implementing rules and regulations at the event. Concerned government agencies namely the Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Transportation, Department of Trade and Industry, Energy Regulatory Commission and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board are expected to discuss their roles in the implementation of RA 11697.

 

 

Apart from that, the group will reveal its new logo at the 10th PEVS. “This is the right time for us to rebrand to reflect EVAP’s vision of a modern and electrified road transport in the Philippines. We also wanted to reaffirm our commitment to advance the country's transition to EVs by advocating and supporting enabling policies, rules and regulations to accelerate their deployment in the public and private sectors,” Araga explained.

Moreover, the 10th PEVS shall hold the E-mobility Awards to recognize personalities and institutions for their invaluable contribution to the advancement of electric mobility in the Philippines.

The 10th PEVS is slated October 20-21 at the SMX Convention Center Manila.

Photos from Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines, Nissan Philippines

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