THE Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) said the deployment of more electric jeepneys (e-jeep) would encourage people to use public transportation and, thus, help solve the worsening traffic in the metropolis.
Rommel Juan, EVAP president, cited the e-jeepneys deployed within Filinvest City in Alabang, Muntinlupa, as an example of an improved and orderly traffic situation when these electric vehicles were introduced.
He said e-jeep units in Filinvest City are managed by a professional fleet-management operator, “so that means that the drivers are not on their own and are not left to drive in an undisciplined and dangerous manner.”
Juan said the fleet operators train their drivers to run their vehicles safely and in an orderly manner. The drivers are compensated on a fixed daily wage, with employment benefits.