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Electric jeeps to ply EDSA this March
Thirty units of the City Optimized Managed Environmental Transport (COMET), an electric version of the jeepney, will be traveling from North EDSA to EDSA-Ortigas in March, a 24-Oras report said Friday.
Since the vehicle is powered by electricity instead of gasoline, it does not emit carbon dioxide and is therefore considered more environment-friendly.
“Zero emission na siya. So wala tayong pollution na nilalabas, nakakatulong tayo sa environment,” said Global Electric Transportation Chief Operating Officer Anthony Dy in an interview with GMA.
Despite the increase in electricity rates, it will still be a cheaper alternative to diesel-powered vehicles.
“Kino-compute namin ito na 400 to 500 lang ang charge natin as compared to yung mga diesel. Ang ginagastos nila is 1,000 to 1,200 a day, pareho lang ang distansyang tatakbuhin natin,” Dy said.
It takes five hours for the COMET's battery to fully charge using 220 volts of electricity. It also features WiFi connection, a flatscreen TV, and a security camera.
Its air suspension technology allows the vehicle's body to slowly descend in order to allow persons with disabilities to go on board and off board easily. It can also go through floods during rainy seasons.
A prepaid card will be used to pay for transportation fees which are the same as that of ordinary jeeps. COMETs will hit the roads starting March this year.
E-jeepneys were first made commercially available in Makati in 2012. — Kim Luces/TJD, GMA News
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