BYD Philippines president Toti Zara announced that the BYD ATTO 3 crossover electric vehicle (EV) will be launched locally at the start of the Philippine EV Summit on Oct. 19, 2023. During a press conference attended by the Philippine motoring press at the Zhuhai International Circuit in Guangdong, China, Zara confirmed that the ATTO 3, one of the Chinese automaker's most popular global EV models, will officially become available. No SRP has been stated, but Zara mentioned that BYD Philippines i

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD recently opened its flagship showroom in Quezon City. BYD Quezon Avenue was officially inaugurated on Aug. 24, 2023 and is located at 718 Quezon Avenue corner G. Araneta Street, Quezon City. It is the first dealership to open under the administration of AC Motors, which is the automotive arm of the Ayala Corporation. AutoFun Philippines was the first to report AC Motors’ takeover of the BYD Philippines distributorship through its subsidiary Mobility

Based on the car manufacturers' latest offerings during the recent Manila International Auto Show, almost every one of them had an electric vehicle. Never before have we had such a diverse choice of desirable electric vehicles (EVs). As electric vehicles become more readily available, this will surely attract more motorists to make the big switch from fossil fuels to 100% battery power. It's easy to see why there's such a growing interest in electric vehicles. Aside from the continued increase i

For those who deny that the electric revolution is real – the numbers don’t lie. U.S. cleantech publication CleanTechnica reported on February 2023 that 10,091,164 plug-in electric vehicles (EV), which include battery EVs and plug-in hybrid EVs, were registered worldwide in 2022. This figure is 55 percent higher than the 6,495,388 cars registered in 2021. It is also the first time that global plug-in EV sales breached the 10-million mark. Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines president

Just like how different cars use different types of fuels, Electric vehicles use different types of chargers to accommodate different types of charging speeds and methods. Level 1: Typical wall outlet charger The original, and by far the slowest, is charging through your regular wall socket with a 220V slow charging system. With our current Output voltage and frequency of 220V and 60Hz, the fastest we can charge a typical vehicle on a wall socket is around 3 to 4 hours for a small battery like t

The very first story I wrote for AutoFun Philippines, after a four-year hiatus as a motoring journalist, was about Republic Act 11697 or the "Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act." Most legislative stories would bore me (and many of you) half to death, especially when you have to decipher all the provisions of a law. But this particular measure piqued my interest because it provides the framework for the growth of electric vehicles (EV) in the country, from the cars to the charging stations