The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) once again marks a significant event in its young history as it elects a new set of officers to serve a fresh two-year term. The elections were held at the Board of Investments offices in Makati City.
No less than Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez swore in Chairman Ferdi Raquelsantos of PhUV, Inc., President Rommel Juan of MD Juan Enterprises, VP Internal Affairs John Lee of Nito Seiki, VP External Affairs Edmund Araga of Eclimo Electric Management, Treasurer Vicente Co of Manly Plastics, Auditor Ralph Legaspi of Tojo Motors and Secretary Karl Lyndon Pacolor of EV Wealth.
Apart from electing the new officers, EVAP also welcomed a host of new members into its growing fold. These include CMC NIVRA, Frost & Sullivan,Hitachi Metals Singapore, Hyundai Asia Resources, Infenion Technologies, Ionics EMS, Minghong Vehicle Phils., Mitsubishi Motors Phils. Corp., Nissan Phils. Inc.,Unioil Petroleum Phils. Inc. and Zeru Corp.
“Many projects have been undertaken by the group since the start of the year from attending EV events abroad to report on the current state on EV industry in the Philippines, to sharing each other’s best practices, to meeting with government officials and lawmakers to push for the EV agenda, to participating in exhibits to showcase the EJeepneys intended to help modernize the aging jeepney fleets. The association has been working tirelessly to advocate for greener mobility”., said EVAP President Rommel Juan.
With the new team, EVAP is definitely on its way to bigger things in the coming months. Fresh from the recently held 1st ASEAN Electric Vehicle Summit in 2017, the group is gearing up for the 6th Electric Vehicle Summit, slated for July 10-11, 2018 at the SMX Mall of Asia in Pasay City.
