50 E-Trikes Expected to be Delivered to Boracay Within the Week

Once Boracay reopens in October, environment-friendly e-trikes will be seen plying the circumferential road of the island.

50 electronic tricycles (e-trikes) provided by the Department of Energy (DOE) are expected to be delivered to Boracay within the week according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Western Visayas (LTFRB-6). The e-trikes will be distributed to cooperatives, said LTFRB-6 Regional Director Richard Z. Osmeña.

“As of now, around a thousand of motorized tricycles operate. We will take them out and replace them with e-trikes,” said Osmeña.

The LTFRB-6 Regional Director is also scheduled to visit the island on Thursday to discuss with Malay town officials regarding the ordinance for the phase-out of all motorized tricycles. Only e-trikes will be allowed to ply the island.

As of now, around 50 e-trikes are already providing service around the island while e-jeepneys will start operating next month.

A week before Boracay reopens, the LTFRB will conduct a dry-run to check on the performance of the e-vehicles.

“I heard that there is going to be a Cabinet meeting in Boracay. So the secretaries will try these e-jeeps and e-trikes,” said Osmeña.

via Business World / Louine Hope U. Conserva