Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % Indian subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group and India’s leading manufacturer of small commercial vehicles as well as pioneers in 3-wheeler electric mobility, announced the entry of their Apé Electrik vehicles in the Philippines. The electric 3-wheeler vehicles will be manufactured in PVPL’s plant in Baramati, Maharashtra and exported to the Philippines. The company will deploy the Apé E-City and Apé E-xtra vehicles equipped with SUN Mobility’s advanced battery-swapping technology.
Diego Graffi, Chairman and Managing Director, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd, said, “For Piaggio Vehicles, entry into the Philippines is a stepping-stone towards accelerating the adoption of EVs across the world and towards a sustainable planet. We see huge market export potential and aim to meaningfully contribute to their EV ambitions.” The Apé Electrik vehicles will be Philippines’ first electric 3-wheelers, revolutionising the last-mile mobility and the small commercial vehicle industry.
Ajay Goel, Co-Founder and Executive Director, SUN Mobility, said, “We are glad to strengthen our association with Piaggio further as we extend our partnership to Philippines. We share the vision of smart, affordable, urban electric mobility and are keen to jointly deploy our solution first in Philippines and rest of S.E. Asia.”
Piaggio India, with partner SUN Mobility, aims to spread sustainable electric transportation in the Philippines aided by battery swapping technology. This technology is aimed at quicker adoption and shorter turnaround times as vehicle and logistics operators will spend less time charging the vehicles and deploying more of their fleet on the road.