CEBU CITY -- The Department of Energy-Visayas Field Office (DOE-VFO) launched the “Green Ride Experience” to promote the use of the next-generation hybrid cars as one of the highlights in its celebration of the 2020 National Energy Consciousness Month (NECM) in the Visayas this December with the theme, "Building a Sustainable Energy Future Amidst the Changing Landscape" coupled with webinar series on various topics on energy resources and more.
DOE secretary Alfonso Cui, in a virtual opening message of the 2020 NECM on December 7 in Manila said that there is a need to ensure the country’s energy security for the future generation of Filipinos.
Cui said that DOE has been doing periodic reviews of the country’s energy policies to make sure the government will be able to promote all sources of energy and encourage foreign investments.
The webinar series topics are on Renewable Energy Resources and Technologies, Basics of Solar PV System, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Alternative Fuels and Emerging Technologies, Electric Power Industry, Coal Trading and Utilization Rules, LPG Industry Rules, and Downstream Oil Industry Rules, Maleza added.
“Here at the DOE-VFO we launched of the “Green
Ride Experience” for its partners and stakeholders to promote the
next-generation hybrid vehicles that consumes less fuel and emits less carbon
dioxide,” he revealed.
Maleza told Manila Bulletin during the “Green Ride Experience” Wednesday that they allow the members of the media first to ride with them on the Toyota Prius, the hybrid car of the DOE-VFO which is a donation under the Japan Non-Project Grant Aid in 2017.
“This car runs on gas engine and lithium ion
battery with both power sources consolidate through the computer. This fuel
efficient and environment-friendly car is powered by a conventional engine, an
electric motor and a hybrid battery with less noise, less pollution and very
efficient,” he said.
According to Engr. Miguel Trenuela, Senior Science Research Specialist of the DOE-VFO Energy Resource Development and Utilization Division (ERDUD) that there are about five or six hybrid cars at the DOE and in various local and national agencies in Eastern Visayas that were donated by the Japan Government at the aftermath of typhoon Yolanda in 2017.
Trenuela went on that hybrid cars can switch between the fuel engine and electric motor or combine both power sources. It automatically charged their own hybrid battery while on the move.
In 2018 the DOE had conducted a fuel economy run with all types of hybrid technology cars in the country and the results was a revelation that this type of hybrid car consumes 26km/liter as compared to other cars with 15-20km/liter consumption, Trenuela added.
“Since 2017, we have been promoting the use of
this hybrid tech cars, but it seems that Filipinos are still considering the
price of cars as the main factor in their purchases, unlike in the U.S. and in
Europe where the use of hybrid vehicles are trending,” Maleza told Manila
Bulletin.
The DOE’s challenge according to Maleza is to change the people’s behavior and attitude in buying cars not only considering the pricing but also fuel efficiency and less pollution for the environment.
It is only the DOE-Visayas that the “Green Ride
Experience” is being mounted. “Hopefully
for the next few weeks, students, tech people and other energy stakeholders are
able to take this “Green Ride Experience” advocacy,” Maleza stated.
To cap the DOE-VFO 2020 NECM celebration is an Outreach Activity in the mountain barangay of Danao City on December 11 with the distribution of learning materials, books, clothes and toys to 100 target elementary students who are now into blended learning mode.
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