MSOpinion Rising clamor on EO 12 exclusion of electric two-wheelers “Imagine how clean our air will be and the savings on expensive petroleum fuel, when EVs become the dominant transport for all”
Since I first released our position as CitizenWatch Philippines convenor and wrote a column pointing out the exclusion of electric two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles from the temporary suspension of import taxes, many groups have spontaneously come out with published statements harping on the same call for Malacañang to rectify Executive Order 12 which provides zero import duties that only the well-off minority of our population can afford.
On the other hand, Kick scooters and Bicycles with auxiliary motor or e-bikes as we know it are clearly specified at zero rate for five years. Mobility advocacy group Electric Kick Scooter of the Philippines co-founder Tim Vargas called EO 12 “unfair.” Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines, an industry-led advocacy group working for policy reforms to advance the economic and ecological benefits of e-vehicles, likewise expressed their support.
Eng. Felix Vitangcol, Secretary General of PBEST, said in a recent published statement that “electric-powered vehicles will lessen our dependence on fossil fuels and substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions which is driving the planet to the brink of a global climate change catastrophe.”
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