DAVAO CITY- As revealed during the recently held ABB Digital Summit, the Philippines is targeting that electronic vehicles (EVs) will constitute 10% of road transport vehicles in the country by 2040.

“Under the 2018-2040 Philippine Energy Plan, EVs are expected to account for 10 percent of road transport vehicles by 2040 in the clean energy scenario,”  Patrick Aquino Department of Energy (DOE) Director for Energy Utilization and Management Bureau said during "The Future is E-Mobility is Now" forum held on the second day of the ABB Digital Summit.

Aquino said that support infrastructure is one of the challenges in attaining the goal.

He bared that the latest available data shows that transition to EVs from conventional vehicles has been slow due to lack of  infrastructure and facilities to support the running of e-vehicles.

From 2010 to 2019, only 11,950 EVs were registered, accounting for just 0.09 percent of registered vehicles.

Technology company ABB Philippines has declared that it can help the country in its EV goals.

ABB has developed electrification solutions from EV chargers for the home to fast-charging roadside stations. It also offers electrical distribution solutions and battery energy storage systems -- infrastructure essential to enabling an e-mobility future.

ABB Product Marketing Specialist Engr. Ace Bisnar said that ABB can provide remote support to monitor EV chargers in different areas.

“It’s not just putting the EV charger on the area, but also making sure that it is working 100 percent,” he said.

ABB Digital Summit, a four-day online event held July 26-29 that features global speakers from ABB, with special guest resource persons from different organizations, government agencies and industry associations, it highlights technology and emerging trends in building smart cities that are both sustainable and energy efficient. (PIA/RG Alama)