The future of electric cars in the Philippines: Inquirer columnist

The Philippines senate approved Bill No 1382, or the proposed Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations Act, on May 31, 2021. - Bloomberg

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Last year, the Covid-19 pandemic depressed global car sales by 16 per cent, and yet electric car registrations actually jumped 41 per cent, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

At the end of the year, 10 million electric cars were on the world's roads. Around 3 million electric cars were sold worldwide last year alone, and Europe has dislodged China as the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) market, with 1.4 million registrations against the latter's 1.2 million.