EMotors partners with Net Group for 100% pure electric vehicle shuttle at BGC
THE OFFICIAL APEC green, electric mobility partner and leading electric vehicle maker EMotors, Inc. (EMI), partners with The Net Group (TNG) as EMotors’ latest initiative to tackle pollution and lower our carbon footprint while creating jobs and livelihood that encourages women drivers.
EMotors, Inc., the social enterprise and local manufacturer and assembler of electric three-wheel vehicles has chosen The Net Group (TNG), the country’s largest green office building developer, to tie up to promote the use and benefits of EMotors’ ZüM passenger e-shuttles. EMotors adds TNG to the growing list of sustainability conscious companies it has partnered with to include PepsiCo (PCPPI), 2GO, Astoria Group, among others.
The partnership with EMotors makes TNG the first company located at Bonifacio Global City (BGC) to utilize sustainable, pure electric vehicles to serve the transport needs of its own staff, officers, and tenants starting with their two buildings, Net Park and Net Lima. The Ayala-led BGC is a prime location populated by global companies the likes of Google with its young, tech savvy, globally connected and sustainably conscious BG Citizenry.
“The endeavor provides for a winwin-win situation for all stakeholders where the company, the people, and the city gain from the obvious benefits of using zero-emission, zero noise electric vehicles,” says EMotors president Elizabeth Lee.
“We want to help alleviate the stress of commuting for TNG staff and our tenants even within a short range of radius with the free point-to-point ZÜM electric shuttle, one that also supports our corporate sustainability goals,” says Raymond Rufino, copresident, The Net Group.
In line with EMotors’ social objectives, the project is aimed to help tackle three major social issues: 1) Women’s Welfare, where majority of the e-shuttle drivers are women; 2) Livelihood Creation, where drivers get to earn a living that is less taxing, more enjoyable, and fulfilling; and 3) Environmental Protection by limiting environmental degradation, pollution, and supporting clean air efforts.
“By working together, we co-create mutual value. We connect with visionary leaders and citizens who put importance in transforming the way we live, work, play, one that jumpstarts a radical change in how we move around our communities and lessen our impact on the environment,” says Lee.
As cities worldwide continue to become innovative climate solution hubs, the time for electric vehicles becoming an integral part of a city’s transport mix may come sooner that you think.
EMotors, Inc. is a social enterprise that aims to make a positive impact on three fronts: 1) Poverty Alleviation through livelihood creation; 2) Job creation and employment; and 3) Climate Change Mitigation. The company aims to provide a solution to three compelling problems: low income, high cost and high pollution.
EMotors Inc. is the country’s first and only 100-percent Filipino owned manufacturer and assembler of three-wheeled zero-emission electric vehicles, to be registered with the Department of Trade and Industry/ Board of Investment’s Motor Vehicle Development Program under EO156. It is likewise the first to be registered with the EO226, the Investment Priority Plan. The company is also accredited with the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
EMotors, Inc. is the official APEC 2015 Green Mobility Partner representing the country on climate change mitigation efforts in the transport industry and winner of the Asia CEO Awards and BizNewsAsia Green Company of the Year Award.