Marcos: Goal is half of cars on road in 2040 must be electric vehicles

Philippine President Marcos announced a goal for half of vehicles on the road by 2040 to be electric, backed by tariff removal until 2028 and government fleet modernisation mandates. The push follows oil price volatility during the US-Iran conflict and aims to build domestic EV manufacturing capacity.

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