Tag: electric trikes
Op-Ed: E-Trike Safety Is Real — But the Failure Runs Deeper than the Vehicles
In my previous articles, be it reportage or opinion, I seemed to have taken the side of complete opposition. A motoring journalist friend pointed out how the real issue is safety. I partly agreed with him but argued that if we look at road safety in other countries it is … [continued]
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OP-ED: The Philippines Is Getting Micromobility Backwards — And The LTO’s Crackdown Proves It
The new year will open with a clash — an avoidable clash between transport regulators and the very communities the government claims to support. The Philippines’ Land Transportation Office (LTO) has announced a sweeping crackdown on light electric vehicles (LEVs) — including e-bikes and e-trikes — threatening immediate impoundment if … [continued]
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Philippine Transport Agency Suspends E-Trike Impounding, December to Be a Month of “Catch-and-Release”
31 days of warnings before the crackdown The Philippine Land Transportation Office (LTO) has officially hit the brakes on its plan to begin impounding electric tricycles (e-trikes) and electric bikes (e-bikes) on national highways this December. Following a surge of public complaints and confusion over the new regulations, the agency … [continued]
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Philippines’ Transportation Agency to Impound E-bikes and E-trikes on Major Roads Starting December 1
The Philippine Land Transportation Office (LTO) is set to enforce a stricter crackdown on electric bikes (e-bikes) and electric tricycles (e-trikes) plying major thoroughfares, with officials confirming that violators will face automatic impoundment starting December 1. The commitment was made by LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao during the Senate … [continued]
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Philippines’ C-Trike Electric Tricycle Proves That Not All Conversions are Bad
Conversion, the kind that doesn’t involve swapping religions or political affiliations, is a practice well known in the Philippines. The most famous, so far, is converting vehicles from right-hand drive to left-hand drive. This kind of conversion, looked upon with disdain and sometimes fright by engineers, has given the Filipinos … [continued]
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