EV (Electric Cars) Philippines

[id6230]

Since electric cars are already getting a foothold in the Philippines, share your experiences with the EV revolution in the Philippines. The BYD brand is being aggressively launch with an enticing price point.  Tesla is also here now but a bit pricier. The government has some incentives like NO coding for EV’S.  CHARGING STATIONS blues. Compare the cost between EV’s and ICE ( internal combustion engines). Charging rates difference in your house and commercial charging.  

[pinktounge]

nadaan ako sa booth ng lexus a couple of weeks ako sa powerplant at ang ganda nung full ev car na naka display nila dun. i chatted with the sales person and maganda nman features at kasama na dun sa price nung car yung pagpunta nila sa bahay at pag install nung charger mismo kaso nga lang naka condo pa ako advisable lang sya ngaun if may sariling kang bahay.

[jarivs]

Hanggang ngayon di pa rin nasosolve ng EV ang biggest issue, which is yung charging infrastructure. 

Issue din yung battery production ng EVs, medyo questionable. Although sabi is overall, negative ang impact ng production ng EVs (read here: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/1/249), I think need pa rin natin isipin yung recycling ng EVs. 

Another viable option ay Hydrogen-powered cars. At least with this, walang issue sa pag fill-out ng Hydrogen, pero may other issues din yan, lalo na yung complexity ng pag store ng Hydrogen fuel tanks (read here: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/15/11501) 

Hanggang di nasosolusyonan etong issues na 'to, hindi ko nakikitang lalago yung EV market sa atin. Hybrid cars, maybe.

[Farrel]

hybrid

anyone else owning a hybrid?
how's your fuel consumption city driving?

Edited June 11 by Farrel

[Fujiko]

for the first 1,000 kms... 3 full tanks for zenix...

[haroots2]

On 4/2/2024 at 11:51 AM, id6230 said:

Since electric cars are already getting a foothold in the Philippines, share your experiences with the EV revolution in the Philippines. The BYD brand is being aggressively launch with an enticing price point.  Tesla is also here now but a bit pricier. The government has some incentives like NO coding for EV’S.  CHARGING STATIONS blues. Compare the cost between EV’s and ICE ( internal combustion engines). Charging rates difference in your house and commercial charging.  

Have you purchased BYD sir?  How was it?

[JosephConrad]

Ask for battery warranty and how much will it cost to replace them..it's pretty expensive .you will probably spend all the money saved to replace battery if it conked out after five years.so warranty is the safety net..do the math first if it make sense then let's go ev! Some other variable would be the charging location outside of residence,the daily distance if its a daily car..

[señor_bugoy]

Any thoughts on the BYD Sealion?

Edited August 18 by señor_bugoy

[jetlag]

toyota is giving an 8 year warranty for batteries of their hybrid car models, which i think is already good enough to cover the cost of a new battery later. 

[Tarug]

BYD EVs any good?  Heard warranty on battery is 8 years.  Siguro medyo ok na ang quality nila. 

I remember when I was living in Shenzhen way back in 2012 may mga sumasabog na batteries sa mga EV Taxi ng BYD.  Hopefully they have spent the last 12 years perfecting their EVs.