We’ve all seen electric-powered mobility vehicles before. But when we heard that the gaming Acer Predator line was getting an e-scooter, we couldn’t help but get excited. So how does it differ from the brand’s conventional line of e-scooters, and what was it like to ride? We thankfully had the opportunity to take this baby […]
Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan announced on Twitter that they have partnered up with NIU, a scooter manufacturer. With the new partnership, Razer has launched a limited-edition e-scooter dubbed as NIU X Razer SQi Edition. The smart scooter has an electric motor rated at 400W—continuous power rating, expect the peak power output to be higher. Meanwhile, […]
After reiterating the registration requirement for e-bikes and e-scooters, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) just launched a free solar charging station for them. According to MMDA, the solar charging station will open on June 27 and will be available from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is located at the new MMDA head office […]
For the past few weeks, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been reiterating the need for e-scooters and e-bikes to obtain a license and registration from the Land Transportation Office (LTO). According to Atty. Victor Nuñez, head of MMDA’s Traffic Discipline Office for Enforcement, e-scooters and e-bikes with a maximum speed capacity of 50 […]
After reiterating that e-bikes and e-scooters have to be registered, the MMDA announced its plans to tighten the regulations on using electric scooters and bicycles in Metro Manila. MMDA Head for Traffic Discipline Office for Enforcement Victor Nuñez said in an interview with ABS-CBN New Channel’s Rundown that “The road operation of e-vehicles must be […]
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is coordinating with concerned government agencies for the regulation and licensing of e-bikes and e-scooters. From January to May this year, MMDA has recorded 64 accidents involving e-bikes, 16 accidents involving e-trikes, and 2 accidents involving e-scooters. For that reason, Atty. Vic Nuñez, Director of MMDA Traffic Enforcement Group, […]
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is pushing for mandatory registration of e-scooters in the Philippines. This new alternative form of transport has increasingly become more popular not just in the Philippines but in other countries as well, which have necessitated similar registration efforts. According to the LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante, The Land Transportation Office […]
While the MMDA was supposed to implement its e-bike ban today (April 18), President Bongbong Marcos ordered the MMDA and LGU units to temporarily suspend the implementation of the ban for the meantime. READ MORE: The Ugly Truth about MMDA’s e-Bike Ban MMDA Wants Stricter Regulations on E-Bikes and E-Scooters In a press statement, Marcos […]
The MMDA, has announced that it will implement its MMDA Regulation 24-022, or the prohibition of e-bikes, e-trikes, tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and kuligligs from traversing national roads, circumferential roads, and radial roads in Metro Manila on April 15, which was moved to tomorrow, April 17. MMDA Acting Chairman Don Artes says that these are just […]
E-bikes were a godsend during the pandemic, serving as a way to get around when public transportation options were severely limited. But what was then a boon to the riding public is quickly becoming a major liability, with 3-wheeled e-bikes clogging roads, going on national highways where they don’t belong, riding up expressways as well […]
Aside from dealing with the sheer number of unregistered vehicles in the Philippines, the LTO thinks that e-bikes and electric scooters, regardless of capacity, should undergo mandatory registration. This is what LTO Chief Vigor Mendoza said, elaborating that he pushes for the mandatory registration of e-bikes. Under LTO Administrative Order 2021-035, EVs that have a maximum […]
Taiwanese ridesharing company Gogoro has taken its first real steps in entering the Philippines, as it unveiled a store in Makati on Tuesday, November 7, to prepare for an upcoming commercial launch. Gogoro, brought locally through a joint venture between it, Globe’s 917Ventures, and Ayala Corporation showed off a range of electric battery-powered Smartscooters at […]