Electric tricycles, or e-trikes, have proliferated all over the country in the last few years.

After first popping up in Binondo and Divisoria in the last decade, these can now be found everywhere in the Philippines, from barrio sidestreets to busy highways, from Batanes to Tawi-Tawi, both for private use and as PUV's.

The government has been keen to promote this mode of transportation (see grants in Marawi, Boracay, Intramuros) as there is no pollution and noise to speak of. Not to mention that e-trikes also have a far lower carbon footprint, which makes it all good, right?

Consumers have also taken a liking to e-trikes as these are cheap, do not need to be registered, you won't need a license to drive one, and you don't need to balance it like a bike. So what's not to like?







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