{"id":1417,"date":"2008-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/1417\/lto-issues-new-orange-plates-to-e-jeepneys\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T17:05:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T09:05:17","slug":"lto-issues-new-orange-plates-to-e-jeepneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/story\/1417\/lto-issues-new-orange-plates-to-e-jeepneys\/","title":{"rendered":"LTO issues new orange plates to E-Jeepneys"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRIPP, Greenpeace welcome landmark in greener Philippine transport<\/h2>\n
Electric Jeepneys, the cleaner, safer, alternative to fossil fuel-based transport, today become the first vehicles in the country to be issued orange license plates for electric vehicles by the Land Transportation Office.<\/div>\n
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\nElectric Jeepneys, the cleaner, safer, alternative to fossil fuel-based transport, today are issued orange license plates, for electric vehicles, by the Land Transportation Office. From left to right: MVPMAP Vice President Ferdie Racquelsantos, LTO North Motor Vehicle Inspection Center head Engr. Joel Donato, Green Renewable Independent Power Producer Board Chair Athena Ballesteros, and LTO chief Undersecretary Alberto Suansing. E-Jeepney project proponent GRIPP, and Greenpeace, welcomed the move as a landmark in greener Philippine transport. The orange plates are issued specifically for electric vehicles, and its issuance by the LTO was largely spurred by the E-Jeepney and the Climate Friendly Cities Project\u2013meant to reduce dependence on fossil fuels by cities\u2013of which it is part.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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E-Jeepney project proponent GRIPP (Green Renewable Independent
\nPower Producer), and Greenpeace welcomed the move as a landmark in
\ngreener Philippine transport. The orange plates are issued
\nspecifically for electric vehicles, and its issuance by the LTO was
\nlargely spurred by the E-Jeepney and the Climate Friendly Cities
\nProject\u2013meant to reduce dependence on fossil fuels by cities\u2013of
\nwhich it is part.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe registration of the E-Jeepneys is much-awaited and smooths
\nthe way for the full implementation of the Climate Friendly Cities
\nProject, particularly when we start scaling up E-Jeepney fleets
\naround the country.\u00a0 The full-implementation of the project will
\nhopefully steer the Philippines\u2013starting with pioneering
\ncities\u2013away from harmful fossil fuels, and toward
\nclimate-friendly, sustainable, renewable energy-based transport,\u201d
\nsaid GRIPP Chair Athena Ballesteros.<\/p>\n

The E-Jeepneys were launched last July 4, 2007 in Makati City as
\npart of a larger initiative that demonstrates how cities can help
\nmitigate the problem of climate change through implementing
\nmeasures that would avoid the use of climate change-inducing fossil
\nfuels.\u00a0 Through the project, a fleet of electric-powered jeepneys
\nwill derive energy from biodegradable wastes from the city\u2019s wet
\nmarkets, food establishments and households, thereby helping
\nmitigate climate change even as it addresses urban problems such as
\nair pollution and solid waste.<\/p>\n