Cagayan de Oro — Mindanao Daily Express Transport Cooperative (MINDEX) signed on Saturday (February 22) a memorandum of understanding with a South Korean firm for the initial delivery of 50 electric vehicles to be used as public transport here in Cagayan de Oro City.
The signing ceremony which took place here at MINDEX operations office with supplier e-Future Motors PH, Inc., a South Korean firm that engages in the manufacture of e-jeepneys was a first in Cagayan de Oro seen to showcase the emerging of e-vehicles as best alternative for public transport.
LTFRB Region 10 Regional Director Mr. Abosamen H. Matuan lauded the effort of MINDEX as the first transport cooperative to use e-vehicles in support of the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).
E-jeepneys are the becoming popular mode of the public transport modernization program of the government.
The electric vehicles offered by e-Future Motors PH, Inc. come with modern features like a CCTV system, air conditioning, GPS, automatic fare collection syste and more, making them a smart choice for sustainable urban mobility.
Mindex chairman of the board Dante Sudaria who is also the Publisher and President of Mindanao Daily and BusinessWeek newspapers in Mindanao said they chose to partner with e-Future Motors PH, Inc. because of its sustainable urban mobility.
“Their transport vehicles are eco-friendly transport. Get ready to experience a comfortable and reliable e-ride like never before,” Sudaria said.
The 50 units will be used to ply within Cagayan de Oro City in 11 routes as approved under the local pubic transport route plan. They are Cugman, Bayabas, Bonbon, Iponan, Zayas, Indahag, Pier, Iponan, , Lapasan Gusa, and Tablon,
e-Future Motors PH, Inc. was represented by its chief executive officer (CEO) Shin Bongkyun.
“Our operators can really save on cost by using e-jeep. At the same time, it is environment-friendly. Compared to internal combustion engines, all-electric motors feature fewer moving parts which equate to less routine maintenance costs. These motors do not require starters, fuel pumps and exhaust systems so drivers don’t have to worry about these components wearing out over time,” Shin said.
“As more electric vehicles hum past here in CDO, it is easy to imagine that we are winning the fight against climate change,” Sudaria said.
The delivery of the 50 units is expected to complete in the next few months.
e-Future Motors PH, Inc. maintains two sprawling facilities in Bacolod City and Cavite.
Mindex started in 2020 and is a staunch advocate of the public transport modernization program here in Northern Mindanao.
