Updated EV roadmap to be issued this month

The government is aiming to release the updated roadmap for the electric vehicle (EV) industry within the month, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).

- LOUELLA DESIDERIO

In a press conference yesterday for the upcoming Philippine EV Summit (PEVS) 2024, DOE Energy Utilization Management Bureau director Patrick Aquino said the agency is targeting to issue the updated Comprehensive Roadmap for the EV Industry (CREVI) this month.

The CREVI provides targets to address the barriers to the development of the EV industry.

“The key areas of CREVI that we can look forward to are our targets for the mandated EV share for both government and corporate fleets, the dedicated EV parking slots guidelines, as well as the construction of EV charging stations in parking lots and gasoline stations or retail fuel petroleum outlets,” Aquino said.

According to Aquino, portions of the EV Incentive Strategy being proposed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) may also form part of the updated CREVI.