QuestionsQuestions (IRR of Republic Act No. 11697)
The EVIDA-IRR is issued pursuant to Section 30 of Republic Act No. 11697. It is issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) together with the Department of Transportation (DOTR), in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and in consultation with concerned agencies and stakeholders.
It applies to the entire EV industry, including manufacture, assembly, importation, construction, installation, maintenance, trade and utilization, research and development, and regulation of electric vehicles, charging stations and related equipment/parts/components, batteries, and related support infrastructure including recycling, disposal, and waste handling.
BEVs are electrically propelled vehicles with only a traction battery as the power source for vehicle propulsion.
HEVs have both a rechargeable energy storage system and a fueled power source for propulsion. PHEVs are HEVs with a rechargeable energy storage system that can be charged from an external electric energy source.
Light EVs are EVs for micro mobility, such as electric scooters, electric bicycles, electric personal transport, and similar vehicles weighing less than fifty kilograms (50 kg).
A facility with equipment for delivering electrical energy to EVs or their batteries, installed in an enclosure with special control functions and communications, and may be located off the vehicle.
BSS allows EV users to exchange a near-empty discharged battery with a fully charged battery. CUCS are charging stations open to the general public or a defined group. OUCS are for exclusive use by an individual or groups (e.g., cooperatives, corporations, and/or other entities).
Charging Fee is the amount imposed on EV users for the use of commercial charging stations whose individual components shall be unbundled. Unbundling means the charging fees must be structured into separate components rather than a single bundled price, and submitted to DOE for BSS and CUCS.
Self-Generating Charging Stations source electricity from both the grid and on-site installed generation facilities. Centralized Vehicle-to-Grid Facilities are establishments allowed to supply power to the grid using EVs.
CREVI is a national development plan with an annual work plan to accelerate development, commercialization, and utilization of EVs. Its four components are: (1) EVs and charging stations; (2) manufacturing; (3) research and development (R&D); and (4) human resource development.
DOE must complete the EV and EVCS component not later than May 30 each year, and make the CREVI publicly available on its website not later than September 30 each year. DTI must submit the manufacturing component and the human resource development component to DOE not later than May 30 each year.
DOE promotes EV adoption and develops EVCS, accredits EVCS providers, enforces compliance with installation/standards, ensures charging-fee unbundling, and coordinates CREVI. ERC regulates rates charged by distribution utilities on EVCS, accounting for EVCS requirements and DU demand profiles. DOTr develops EV demand generation, regulates and registers EVs, and handles franchising/regulation for EVs used for public transportation.
LGUs include green routes in their local transport plans, issue Certificates of Inspection to EVCS, provide segregated lanes (coordinating with DPWH), submit lists of CUCS in their localities to DOE annually, and issue policies regulating EV operations consistent with the EVIDA/IRR.
Covered entities must ensure at least five percent (5%) of their fleet (owned or leased) shall be EVs within timelines in the CREVI. Covered are industrial/commercial companies (logistics, delivery, hotels, utilities, etc.), public transport operators (e.g., PUVs types and transport network vehicle services), and LGUs/NGAs/GOCCs.
Buildings/establishments constructed after EVIDA effectivity must designate dedicated parking slots for EVs (including LEVs) proportional to total parking slots per the CREVI. If there are 20 or more slots, at least 5% must be EV-dedicated. Existing buildings must comply within CREVI timelines.
Certain violations are prohibited acts (e.g., violations involving CREVI compliance, mandatory EV share, dedicated parking slots, EVCS construction/installation, use of charging stations, permits, and duties of EVCS owners and distribution utilities). Penalties may include fines from P50,000 to P500,000 and may also include suspension or revocation of permits, without prejudice to penalties under other laws/rules.