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Why are there differences in Canadian immigration visa processing times?

May 11, 2023 admin application processing, Canada, Express Entry, immigration, Philippines, psac strike, service standards, study, temporary residence, visit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 13:00:10 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has visa processing offices worldwide. Often, one office will be responsible for a region of the world and serve nationals of many countries. This is meant to help expedite processing times but there is sometimes a disparity in office locations regarding how long it takes to process a visa. […]

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BYD Charges Philippine Market With Its All-EV Lineup

May 1, 2023 admin byd, byd dolphin, byd han, byd tang, cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Philippines

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:05:59 +0000

The Philippine distributor of BYD vehicles has switched into high gear now with a complete lineup of electric cars. At the recently held Manila International Auto Show (MIAS), Solar Transport and Automotive Resources Corp., the company reintroduced the Dolphin and Tang, and launched the Han. In April 2022, BYD announced that it had halted producing […]

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More Offshore Wind Power Projects Planned For The Philippines This Year

April 12, 2023 admin clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, onshore wind farms, Philippines, wind energy

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:25:39 +0000

The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DoE) is aggressively pursuing on- and off-shore wind power projects. As investment portfolios, contracts and memoranda of understanding have been signed or deployed towards the end of March and the first week of April, energy analysts are in agreement that the archipelago will benefit from promoting wind power side by […]

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Largest Battery Energy Storage Facility Up In Northern Philippines

April 11, 2023 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, Philippines

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:01:51 +0000

The historic province of Bataan, 127 kilometers (78 miles) from the capital city Manila, hosts the Philippines’ first and largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) owned and operated by San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP). The Philippines is now set to become one of the world’s leaders in the BESS with this […]

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Kia Launches EV6 In The Philippines With Complete Ecosystem

April 4, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Kia, kia ev6, Philippines

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2023 04:27:57 +0000

It is Kia Motors Philippines’ belief that in order to promote the use of electric vehicles, a complete ecosystem is needed, not just the vehicle. So, when the Korean carmaker introduced the Kia EV6 at the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) last year, it took the company six months to get the car to the […]

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Philippines Gets its First Electric Light Truck From Chinese Truckmaker Foton

April 3, 2023 admin clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Philippines, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:35:43 +0000

The first light electric truck in the Philippines formally went on sale last week after being introduced at a truck show last month. The Foton Tornado EV 4×2, designed specifically for the hot and humid conditions in Asia, as well as the flooded streets during the rainy months, is priced at P3.6M (~$66,200). The price […]

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Zero Motorcycles To Start Assembly In The Philippines This Year

April 3, 2023 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, Manufacturing, motorcycles + scooters, Philippines, zero motorcycles

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:05:43 +0000

The FXE, an electric motorcycle from Zero Motorcycles deemed perfect for the Asian market because of its size and price, may be one of the models to be assembled in the Philippines. California’s Zero Motorcycles will soon be assembled in the Philippines. The Santa Cruz, CA-based designer and producer of electric motorcycles and electric powertrains […]

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The Ice Cream, A Small $5000 EV, May Spark More EV Interest In The Philippines

March 13, 2023 admin cars, chery, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Philippines

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:30:15 +0000

The Ice Cream, a popular small footprint electric vehicle in China, will be launched in Philippines very soon. The vehicle is available in three variants in China — hilariously called Pudding, Cone, and Sundae (you can guess which is the top variant) — for as little as $5,000. It is made by Chinese car maker […]

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The Philippines Is One Of 3 Locations Considered For BYD’s Southeast Asia Expansion

March 7, 2023 admin byd, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Philippines

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 18:35:09 +0000

Zero tariff on importations, a favorable supply chain, and the second largest access to nickel deposits in the region puts the Philippines in the bullseye of the world’s second largest electric vehicle maker, BYD, as a location for an assembly plant estimated to cost $500 million. The Philippines is one of three locations that BYD […]

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Last Mile EV Delivery In The Philippines Boosted By Battery Swapping Partnership

December 4, 2022 admin batteries, battery swapping, clean transport, electric bikes, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, gogoro, lithium-ion batteries, Philippines

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:00:32 +0000

Electric 2-wheelers have been part of the last-mile transportation in the Philippines since 2006 when the first electric bicycles and scooters came in from China. These vehicles were however, low mileage, and high maintenance using heavy lead acid batteries for power. In 2010 the Asian Development Bank funded 3-wheeled electric transportation to replace the smoke-spewing […]