DOE fetes best e-tricycle design winners

Published March 7, 2012 4:42pm

The Department of Energy (DOE) selected 10 winners for its recently concluded nationwide contest for the best electric tricycle (E-trike) design contest.

According to the DOE, 183 people sent entries to the agency’s contest, with the theme “Bright Now! Do Right, Be Bright” campaign.

The top three winners, winning P200,000.00, of the first ever E-Trike design contest announced on March 1, 2012 were:

Allen Mari R. Pillares, Batangas City
Julius P. Valiente, Soy Bean Design
Norielle Ace M. Serrano, Manila

Seven consolation prize winners, who won P50,000.00 each, were:

Arvin Kim E. Guinhawa, Batangas City
Marciano H. Santos, Jr., Las Piñas City
Jan Mikol R. Avellana, Pasig City
William O. Moraga, Las Piñas City
Joel C. Albacete, Zambales
Vincent Jo B. Hipolito, Quezon City
Theodore (Ted) R. Miraflores, Bacolod City

Winners were awarded at a ceremony at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) auditorium in Quezon City.

Earlier, the contest had called on interested parties to submit 2D and 3D computer aided drawings with the best aesthetic yet functional designs for an E-Trike.

The DOE said entries submitted must be able to seat at most six passengers, excluding the driver.

According to the Energy Department, the contest is one way of involving the stakeholders in the advocacy of using cleaner technology.

The criteria for judging in the contest centered on aesthetics/creativity (50 percent), originality/innovation (20 percent), safety and functionality (20 percent), and ergonomics (10 percent).

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) provided a simplified safety checklist to ensure the viability of the E-trike Designs. — TJD, GMA News

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