Tourists in Philippines' Boracay welcome electric rickshaw initiative, drivers reluctant

Record ID: 1361956

  • Title: Tourists in Philippines' Boracay welcome electric rickshaw initiative, drivers reluctant
  • Date: 27th October 2018
  • Summary: BORACAY ISLAND, AKLAN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES (OCTOBER 27, 2018) (REUTERS) ELECTRIC RICKSHAW AND MOTORIZED RICKSHAWS WAITING FOR PASSENGERS OUTSIDE BORACAY PORT ELECTRIC RICKSHAWS PARKED OUTSIDE BORACAY PORT TOURISTS BOARDING ELECTRIC RICKSHAW ELECTRIC RICKSHAW DEPARTING VARIOUS OF TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS ARRIVING AT BORACAY PORT JAPANESE TOURIST WAKA WATANABE BOARDING ELECTR
  • Embargoed: 10th November 2018 06:55
  • Keywords: electric rickshaw tourists charging station Boracay clean-up
  • Location: BORACAY ISLAND, AKLAN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
  • City: BORACAY ISLAND, AKLAN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Pollution,Environment
  • Reuters ID: LVA00193UARLX
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: New electric rickshaws greeted tourists arriving in the Philippines' Boracay on Saturday (October 27) getting thumbs ups from visitors but concerns from drivers as the island re-opens to the public following its six-month clean-up and makeover.
    Boracay's local government in April initially ordered the complete phase out of all 500 motorized rickshaws, locally known as "tricycles" plying the island's roads, by the end of its six-month island closure and environment rehabilitation. It has since extended the deadline for local drivers to switch to electric vehicles by the end of the year.
    Tourists welcomed the green initiative, but drivers complain of higher costs and losing hours of work because of the vehicle's batteries need to be charged for four hours.
    An average motorized rickshaw driver earns around P700 (13 USD) a day and a 4-seater unit costs P400,000 (7500 USD). Its electric counterpart costs twice as much with double the capacity.
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