“If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won’t have traffic problems.” – Jaime Lerner
MORE Power executives and officials paved the way to showcase in the thoroughfares of Metro-Iloilo the first of its kind — Electric Bus or E-Bus! According to them, it will embody the principles of bringing MORE to Life.
Excited to ride the eco-friendly e-bus, Mayor JERRY P. TREÑAS said, “Let’s all do our part in reducing our carbon footprint and switch to sustainable transportation options.” According to him, the Iloilo City Government strongly supported this initiative for a more sustainable transportation sector for the Ilonggos.
Powered by a lithium-ion battery charged with electricity, the E-Bus doesn’t harm the environment because it has no smoke emission as well as noise pollution. Fully air-conditioned, it could carry up to 20 passengers and it could go as far as 100 kilometers when fully charged.
MORE Power teamed up with supplier Global Electric Transport or GET Philippines with the hopes of giving an alternative means of transportation, an offshoot of the usual fossil fuel-powered engine.
For MORE Power President/CEO ROEL Z. CASTRO, “Part ito ng sustainable objectives ng MORE Power and ang Iloilo City has always been promoting to be a sustainable city with sustainable initiatives. Since we are in the electric distribution business, we thought of bringing this in.”
Bringing at least 10 units of E-Bus to Iloilo City this year, MORE Power plans to partner with transport cooperatives in Iloilo City so they may consider adapting this type of public transportation unit. “Eventually, we want this promoted and that the transport coops will really get into this. This is part of our corporate social responsibility to really introduce a very important sustainable initiative here in the city,” Castro enthused
E-Buses and its kinds have been operating in various major Provinces and Cities in the country, including Taguig City, Davao, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Pampanga and Batangas.
Aside from public transport, an E-Bus could also serve as a shuttle service for employees working in the Business Process Outsourcing in Iloilo City.