Tricycles replaced with e-trikes

BORACAY – Malay will continue replacing gasoline- powered motorcycles in this island with electric tricycles (e-trikes).

Shifting to the environment- friendly e- trikes remains a priority of the local government, said Vice Mayor Abram Sualog.

Sualog, also the chairman of the Municipal Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, said they plan to convert at least 500 motorized tricycles to e-trikes.

Currently more than 100 e-trikes are plying the island.

On Monday t he l ocal transportation board held separate meetings with e-trike operators and suppliers: Gerweiss Motors, Tojo Motors Corp., BEMAC, and Prozza.

Sualog said the meeting aimed to address problems with e-trike operation.

“We want to ensure that all problems are addressed before we can fully shift to e-trikes,” said the vice mayor.

Phasing out of tricycles is ongoing. The local government has stopped the renewal of permits of all ageing tricycles.

No new f ranchise will be released to new tricycle operators, Sualog said. “Only tricycle operators who will shift to e-trikes will be given franchises.”

The l ocal government will monitor the operation of e-trikes in Boracay considering that there are no franchising rules for such vehicles yet, Sualog said. (