Hyundai reimagines the trike
The agency isn't joking around
No plate, no travel, no exceptions. This is the message the Land Transportation Office (LTO) conveyed after impounding a whopping 101 tricycles following a week of 'no plate, no travel' operations in Quezon City.According to the agency, the city's Tricycle
by Drei Laurel
For one month
The ban on electric tricycles, light electric vehicles, tricycles, pedicabs, kuliglig, and pushcarts on national and major roads in Metro Manila began on Monday, April 15. In the first two days, apprehending enforcers only gave warnings to violators, with the issuance of
Plus 11-month EDSA-Kamuning Flyover closure, EDSA Busway violators
Light electric vehicles may still use the bike lanes on national roads
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) begins implementing the ban on e-trikes, e-bikes, and the like on national roads on April 15, 2024, as prescribed by MMDA Regulation No. 24-002, entitled, 'Prohibiting certain types of transportation and other forms
These roads will also be off-limits to tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts
We already know that several government agencies are pushing to roll out a set of unified regulations that will govern the use of small electric-powered vehicles like e-bikes and e-trikes. The Metro Manila Council (MMC), through the Metropolitan Manila
What a thing of beauty
There's just something cool about custom tricycles. No, not the public transport kind, but the retro-scooter-with-a-quirky-sidecar kind. You'll often find builds like those featuring Vespas, Lambrettas, and even some Kymcos.This one from Iron Macchina
The MMDA caught several of these trikes parked illegally around the city
We don't know how many times this has to be said before all motorists actually get it, but license plates aren't just there as palamuti. Those plates are mounted onto your vehicles for identification purposes.If for whatever reason there'
Should this popular mode of transport go electric?
Like other three-wheel motorized vehicles, the Philippine tricycle is as versatile as it is reliable. In many cases, they serve as our country's 'last mile' transport-connecting smaller arteries to the rest of the transportation system.That said, some changes
by Drei Laurel
The ‘rickshaws’ will use Honda’s swappable batteries
With India transitioning to electric vehicles to cut down on emissions and reduce pollution, electric tricycle taxis-or 'rickshaws'-have emerged as an essential means of transportation in highly urbanized parts of the country.In order to contribute to India's electrification
Some good news from the past week
After 12 long years
Huge changes for Pasig City: After 12 years, mayor Vico Sotto announced that around 1,800 tricycle drivers who are currently operating illegally in the city can now apply for a legitimate franchise through Executive Order No. 70 Series of 2021."Labing-
This startup believes so
Biking to work? I've tried it, and yes, I recommend it if you live a bikable distance from your workplace.For starters, I live a convenient 2km away from the Top Gear Philippines office. Taking a bicycle eliminated the 15-minute
by Drei Laurel
“TNT Traysikel is an immigrant metaphor constructed from a deep colonial history”
Who knew that a humble motorized tricycle could traverse the Golden Gate Bridge in San Franciso, California?Collaborators Mike Arcega and Paolo Asuncion shared on Instagram a recent trip through the landmark suspension bridge featuring their creation called TNT Traysikel and motorcycle
Interested?
Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio stopped manufacturing the classic Vespa PX150 scooter in 2017. Since then, the going price for a secondhand unit has skyrocketed around the world. What more if the PX150 in question is a brand-new, inactivated unit? Plus, what
No face shield? No problem
The Pasig City government has been one of the more notable examples of progressive governance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Early on during the health crisis, the local government permitted the use of tricycles when no one else would,
by Drei Laurel
Small tricycles with a big mission
The time it takes for the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to respond to road users who figure in accidents or other emergency situations will likely improve in the near future. Trimotors Technology Corporation and JVR Foundation have donated five Bajaj RE
by Aris Ilagan
What now?
The public had been asking the government to allow backriders on motorcycles even before this general community quarantine (GCQ) period began. This wasn't even for livelihood purposes-this was just so citizens could have more options to get around the city,
It’s appropriately named ‘El Solitario’
The big brands in the motorcycle world are in a rush to come up with electric bikes that they perceive will be patronized by the global market in the near future. Various e-bike projects are currently in the concept stage, and
by Aris Ilagan
That's at least 6,000 drivers
Frontliners in Marikina's public transport sector are getting tested for COVID-19 before they hit the roads again.Marikina City mayor Marcelino Teodoro said on May 19 that at least 6,000 tricycle drivers are undergoing mass testing for COVID-19,
