Philippine EV Incentive Draws Criticism for Leaving Out Motorcycles and Trikes
The Philippines' P60-billion electric-vehicle incentive program is being challenged by the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines for excluding two-wheelers and three-wheelers.
Industry group EVAP has voiced confusion over the government's decision to limit the new EV subsidy to four-wheeled vehicles, saying motorcycles and tricycles are being left out. The scheme, worth P60 billion, aims to boost local EV manufacturing, but the association argues that the exclusion undermines broader electrification goals. EVAP president Willy Tee Ten called the focus on cars puzzling and urged policymakers to reconsider the criteria.
Why it matters
Excluding motorcycles and trikes could limit the Philippines' overall shift to cleaner transport and affect many commuters.
How the sides frame it
LOW AGREEMENTLeft-leaning coverage criticizes the government's EV subsidy for omitting motorcycles and tricycles, while centrist coverage reports an industry split over a proposal to lift the weight cap for low-speed electric two-wheelers.
LEFT
The subsidy’s exclusion of motorcycles and tricycles is puzzling and undermines broader electrification goals.
CENTER
The proposal to remove the 60 kg weight limit splits the industry, with safety and innovation concerns on one side and operator worries about unregistered, more powerful vehicles on the other.
The left emphasises
- confusion over limiting the subsidy to four-wheeled vehicles
- exclusion of motorcycles and tricycles undermines electrification
- call for policymakers to reconsider the criteria
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