E-Trikes Thread

[ghosthunter]

A body like that made with Fiber glass would weigh about 150Kg.

So is that good or bad or ????

[donbuggy]

My E-Trike design - if I joined the contest.

- concept for Tsikot forums lang kaya walang headlights / tail lights
- fiberglass body, plastic curtains for side door and windows
- hinged side impact beam for side door
- negative tumblehome (side windows slant outward at the top) for shading from the sun







Good enough to be among the top three and win 200,000 pesos?

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The winners (from makro's link):

[ghosthunter]

*Donbuggy

Your e-trike design may look good but it will not be on the top three. One reason, the body design is complex and have curves in the wrong way. The complex design of the body would make manufacturing more expensive. The wrong curves reduces the interior space of the vehicle or making the vehicle overly wider than it should be.

[donbuggy]

Thanks for the critique, sir GH. Comments (positive or negative) are always welcome.

[ghosthunter]

Thanks for the critique, sir GH. Comments (positive or negative) are always welcome.

Personally I would prefer seating designs more similar to the "tilapia" trikes being used in THE FORT & Taguig area. This means less enclosing side walls for easier passenger access in and out. Keeping to a "jeepney" style passenger area inherits the problems of the old system.

[ghosthunter]

Taking from another country.... the Thailand Tuktuk is a successful design which offers lots of comfortable passenger space



And to carry more passengers, there are longer variants...

[Helios]

i can't do much with a p300 budget design wise. more likely will come up with a dumb down version of what's already plying out there.

would've been cooler/practical if they asked a graphic skin re-design, anything ennobling the pinoy e-motion wazevah

[jpdm]

My E-Trike design - if I joined the contest.

- concept for Tsikot forums lang kaya walang headlights / tail lights
- fiberglass body, plastic curtains for side door and windows
- hinged side impact beam for side door
- negative tumblehome (side windows slant outward at the top) for shading from the sun



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The winners (from makro's link):

Nice design *donbuggy!

[uls]

+100000000000 paps master

[donbuggy]

Nice design *donbuggy!

Thanks, jpdm.

+100000000000 paps master

I detect sarcasm from uls. :bwahaha:

[donbuggy]

Here's a concept with a more conservative style.

- Jeepney-type seating arrangement but the passengers' entrance / exit is at the right side (near the front) for safety.
Passengers getting in or out are easily seen by the driver.

[ghosthunter]

*donbuggy

A much better design. Practical with some advance in safety too.

[Ry_Tower]

Here's a concept with a more conservative style.

- Jeepney-type seating arrangement but the passengers' entrance / exit is at the right side (near the front) for safety.
Passengers getting in or out are easily seen by the driver.

You need to address ingress and egress for kids too so dapat babaan pa yung cut nung front doors IMO and maybe a small stepboard with rubber parts so non-slip. Handles for the oldies as well baka puwede masingit.

[rollyic]

Here's a concept with a more conservative style.

- Jeepney-type seating arrangement but the passengers' entrance / exit is at the right side (near the front) for safety.
Passengers getting in or out are easily seen by the driver.

hindi kaya pagnakita ng mga THAI yan sabihin nila wala tayong ingenuity?

[donbuggy]

*donbuggy

A much better design. Practical with some advance in safety too.

Thanks, GH. Sayang the contest is over.

You need to address ingress and egress for kids too so dapat babaan pa yung cut nung front doors IMO and maybe a small stepboard with rubber parts so non-slip. Handles for the oldies as well baka puwede masingit.

Steps and handles. Good point.

hindi kaya pagnakita ng mga THAI yan sabihin nila wala tayong ingenuity?

The green/yellow concept has a safety advantage because passengers are protected in a collision. In Tuktuks, passengers seat next to an open door. In Philippine tricycles, the driver and the passenger behind sitting side-saddle have no protection.

[jpdm]

Here's a concept with a more conservative style.

- Jeepney-type seating arrangement but the passengers' entrance / exit is at the right side (near the front) for safety.
Passengers getting in or out are easily seen by the driver.

Ganda sir!

Parang may ganitong style na e-trike o trike na binebenta yung Chinese firm na Trident.

[jpdm]

Bidders invited to prequalify for e-trike project


THE INVITATION to prequalify for the manufacture of electric tricycles (e-trike) has been released, said officials on Friday “We have released the pre-qualification [invitation] for potential manufacturers of the electric tricycles and we hope to get bidders for it,” said Energy Undersecretary Loreta G. Ayson in a press conference.

There was no timetable for the bidding process, but the department is hoping that production can start this year.

The program, co-financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), envisions to provide an initial 20,000 units to local government units.

The e-trikes will be offered to drivers under a five-year loan amortization scheme. The number of units to be offered will eventually be scaled up to 100,000.

“One of the conditions we had for the program is to have the units manufactured in the Philippines so it can generate jobs. We designed the program so it will fit our current system and only local government units who prove to be credit-worthy will get the units,” said Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras said in the same briefing.

The Energy department will take out a $300-million loan from the ADB’s Clean Technology Fund to manufacture the e-trikes and set up charging stations.

The project is expected to reduce annual fuel consumption by around 561,000 barrels.

The ADB, for its part, said it is interested in setting up solar charging stations but noted that further discussions are needed with stakeholders.

Reports said ADB funds for solar projects have been shifted to the e-trike program, but this was denied by both the government and ADB.

“There was no solid agreement that the Clean Technology Fund will be given solely for solar projects. And now the situation is that solar projects are not taking off due to the delay of the feed-in tariff and until it is proven that it can be done without feed-in tariff it can be used for that. Now it can be used for projects like the electric tricycle program and other clean technology project,” said Sohail Hasnie, ADB principal energy specialist, energy and water division, Southeast Asia Department, in the same briefing.

Business World
http://www.bworldonline.com/content....oject&id=53544

[ghosthunter]

What happened to the e-trikes in Taguig?

They used to be plentiful years ago but they have become rarer than Christmas trees in the middle of summer since then.

All the positive thinking in the world will not help if the vehicles are not economically viable as a whole. (As a whole means the vehicle must be durable, and consumables be relatively low including costly batteries which need to be replaced sooner than later).

[uls]

puro press release

[jpdm]

puro press release

Honestly, I agree.

Govt plan to roll out electric tricycles by 2013 may suffer setback

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III’s target to roll out 100,000 electric tricycles by 2013 may suffer a setback after the Washington-based Clean Technology Fund postponed a decision on the program following complaints from civil society groups that the money earmarked for solar projects were diverted without proper public consultation.

The postponement in April prompted the Energy Department and the Asian Development Bank to rush consultations with civil society groups in May.

“Since at present there is not unanimous support to endorse the revised investment plan, we are postponing the deadline for approving the proposed decision,” said Patricia Bliss-Guest, an official of the Climate Investment Fund Administrative Unit, in a letter to the CTF Trust Fund members.

source:Int