Being from the Philippines, I find that my country's adoption of electric two-wheelers has been extremely slow. In other parts of Asia, electric motorcycles and scooters are seen as budget-friendly mobility solutions designed for practicality and efficiency. Meanwhile, here in the Philippines, electric two-wheelers are luxury products and lifestyle symbols owned mostly by well-off techie folks.
One of the reasons for this is that there are no incentives for people to make the shift to electric motorcycles in the Philippines. Yes, there's an existing incentive program under Executive Order (EO) 12 for electric cars, but electric two wheelers are not covered by the tariff exemptions. This has led Gogoro Philippines to take action, and has reportedly started working towards extending EO 12's coverage to include electric two wheelers.
