This first Philippine electric powered tricycles also known as E-trike was invented by Engineer Allan Aguilar and has been patented by the Intellectual Property Office of the Department of Trade and Industry and has been fully accredited by the Land Transportation Office of Department of Trade and Communication.
The e-trike has a load capacity of 200 to 250 kilograms and can run up to 45 kilometers per hour.
An E-trike that has a single full charge batteries can last for 12 hours of continuous use or 60 to 80 kilometers.
It was first tested in Marilao, Bulacan where in the inventor came from. This E-trike are now running in the roads of Quezon City, Taguig City, Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and even to as far as Boracay.
The e-trikes that are running in Quezon City, Taguig City, Nueva Ecija, and Boracay were not invented by Allan Aguilar but were invented, designed, and manufactured by Sean Gerard Villoria - President and CEO of GerWeiss Motors Corporation.
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Please see this article, dated December of 2008, whilst your earliest article is from February 2009
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