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DoE, ADB choose QC as site to pilot test E-Trike project By Arlie O. Calalo 01/17/2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

DoE, ADB choose QC as site to pilot test E-Trike project

By Arlie O. Calalo 01/17/2012

The Department of Energy (DoE) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have chosen Quezon City as pilot testing site for the implementation of a scale-up E-Trike project that will allow the use of renewable energy and green technologies for the city’s tricycles.

Under the project, QC will be given an E-Trike allocation of 22,000 units over a five-year period, which is the second largest allocation given to any local government unit in the country, next only to Cabanatuan City, and the largest given among LGUs in Metro Manila.

“While the figures are indicative and non-binding to either party, they show the level of commitment of the local government units to move toward energy efficient tricycle operations, said DoE Undersecretary Loreta Ayson, in a letter to QC Mayor Herbert Bautista..... MORE

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URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120117met3.html

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