BYD Cars Philippines, in partnership with ACMobility and the Department of Tourism (DOT), announced that its “Drive Electric. Love Pinas.” road trip campaign has covered over 3,500 kilometers and driven through 102 cities and municipalities across Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
BYD pitted two of its vehicles for the said road trip campaign, which aims to be a cultural immersion, as well as a demonstration that driving new energy vehicles is possible in the Philippines. Joining the Drive Electric. Love Pinas. road trip is the following BYD vehicles: BYD eMax 7, a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), and the BYD Shark 6 DMO, a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
Content creator Wil Dasovich served as the Lead Navigator for the 3,500-km road trip across the Philippines. BYD said that the Drive Electric. Love Pinas. campaign is also meant to showcase that driving an electric vehicle in the Philippines is possible. The electric road trip was supported by ACMobility’s EV charging infrastructure, which is continuously expanding as of this writing.
ACMobility previously said that the campaign would allow them to highlight the company’s Philippine EV infrastructure, which is said to be a nationwide network designed to enable seamless long-distance electric travel from Pagudpud to General Santos City.
ACMoility said it now has over 160 charging points, running from the northernmost tip of Luzon to Mindanao. The EV charging stations are conveniently positioned in malls, office buildings, estates, hotels, condominiums, grocery stores, coffee shops, and carparks. The exact locations of the said EV charging hubs can be checked in the Evro App.
“What was once a vision is now a reality. And it goes beyond the vehicles. ACMobility is at the forefront of building an ecosystem that supports every Filipino EV owner—from ease of purchase, to charging availability, to being there every step of the way. That’s why we continue to invest in our ACMobility Charging Hubs nationwide,” said ACMobility CEO Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala.
As such, BYD Cars PH managed to bag two Guinness World Records titles for the Drive Electric. Love Pinas. road trip:
– Most cities visited in a continuous journey by a BEV: BYD eMAX 7
– Most cities visited in a continuous journey by a PHEV: BYD Shark 6 DMO
Autocar’s Take
BYD Cars PH’s Drive Electric. Love Pinas. campaign is a nice initiative in showing that driving an electric vehicle (EV) across the Philippines is possible. It also highlights the growing EV charging infrastructure of ACMoblity across the country, which is crucial to convince the market to make the electric shift.
The expansion of EV charging infrastructure has been one of the most prominent goals of ACMoblity since it aims to address range anxiety and to make EV charging more accessible. The more EV charging stations there are, the higher the chances of the local market considering driving home an EV.
