Demand Generation And Industry Development

environmental advances in the EV industry; DPWH: Provided, That such lanes may be integrated with

manufacturing in their respective localities; component of the CREVI, in coordination with the DOE, DOTr,Board of Investments (B01), and other relevant NGAs

NGAs insofar as EVs and charging stations are concerned for easy access of the public; and

• 1. Perform all other acts that are analogous to the established by the government; foregoing, which are necessary and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act.

Section 16. Mandatory EV Share in Corporate and Government Fleets

The following entities must have at least 5% of their fleet, whether owned or leased, to be EVs within the time frame indicated in the CREVI:

• a) Industrial and commercial companies such as cargo logistics companies, food delivery companies, tour agencies, hotels, power utilities, and water utilities;

• b) Public transport operators, including minibuses,jeepneys, vans, tricycles, taxis, and transport network vehicle services; and

• c) LGUs, NGAs, and GOCCs: Provided, That the electrification of government fleets shall be considered as a government energy efficiency project under RA 11285 (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act)

The CREVI shall provide a timeline for the gradual covered entities will all be EVs. In the implementation of this provision, the availability and sufficiency of energy supply and EV charging stations as well as other conditions affecting the optimal utilization of EVs shall be taken into consideration.

Section 17. Dedicated Parking Slots for Electric Vehicles in Private and Public Buildings and Establishments

Private and public buildings and establishments constructed after the effectivity of this Act and pursuant to the National Building Code shall designate dedicated parking slots for the exclusive use of EVs to include light electric vehicles as long as the number of dedicated parking slots shall be proportional to the total number of parking slots within the building as long as existing private and public buildings and establishments shall comply with the foregoing requirements within the time frame indicated in the CREVI.

No permit shall be issued by the LGU for the construction or renovation of a building or establishment unless this section has been complied with.

Section 18. Construction or Installation of Charging Stations in Dedicated Parking Slots

The CREVI shall determine when dedicated parking slots shall be installed with a charging station either by the owner of the building or establishment or a charging station service provider as long as the owner of the private or public building or establishment shall have the first priority to install, operate, or maintain a charging station in its premises.

The charging stations installed in private and public buildings and establishments may be own—use charging stations or commercial use charging stations: Provided, That the CREVI shall identify specific public buildings and establishments to be installed with commercial use charging stations for the general public.

in its premises. A gasoline station, if required under the Code of the Philippines

CREVI to have a designated space for a charging station, shall

not be issued a construction, operation, or compliance permitProvided, That the by the DOE unless the owner shows that there is ample spacebe for the construction or installation of charging stations Within the building or establishment as provided in the CREVI: its premises.

Provided, further, That if there are twenty (20) or more parking slots, there should be at least 5% dedicated parking slots for EVs of the total number of parking.

Section 20. Use of Charging Stations.

The construction, installation, utilization, operation, and maintenance of charging slots within the building or establishment: Provided, finally, stations shall comply with all rules, regulations, and standards That issued pursuant to this Act.

Own-use charging stations shall not be allowed to impose and collect charging fees. Commercial use charging stations

shall be unbundled.

allowed to impose and collect charging fees, which

Section 19. Construction or Installation of Charging Stations in Gasoline Stations

Select gasoline stations identified in the CREVI shall designate dedicated spaces for the installation of commercial use charging stations for the general public. The CREVI shall determine when dedicated spaces in gasoline stations shall be installed with a commercial use charging station either by the owner of the gasoline station or a charging station service provider as long as the owner of the gasoline station shall have the first priority to

• b) Pay the DU for electricity consumption of the charging station, when applicable;

• 0. Unbundle the charging fees imposed by commercial use charging stations; and

• d) Regularly submit to the DOE an unbundled structure of the charging fees imposed by commerCial use install, operate, or maintain a commercial use charging station charging stations on EV users.

Section 21. Permits. — The time frame for the procedure of all permits and licenses issued pursuant to this Act shall

be governed by RA 11234 (Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act). the “”. Towards this end,

                                                               the EVOSS Steering Committee shall include the Anti-Red Tape

                                                               Authority among its members.

Section 22. Duties and Responsibilities of Owners or Operators of Charging Stations.

An owner or operator of a charging station shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

• a) Comply with the applicable rules, requirements, and standards including the national standard for EV power output rating and safety distance for construction or installation of charging stations, as well as all applicable permits and licenses of relevant NGAs and LGUs in accordance with this Act.

Section 23. Duties and Responsibilities of Distribution Utilities

A DU shall:

• a) Provide the necessary power requirement to establish and operate charging stations consistent with its DDP

• b) Prepare the charging station infrastructure development plan and incorporate the same in its DDP; and for approval, as part of the manufacturing component of the CREVI, similar to Executive Order No. 182, series of 2015, (Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy Program). The incentive strategy shall:

• 1. Narrow the cost gap between EVs and traditional motor vehicles and enable the shift of the local traditional motor vehicle industry to EVs
• 2. Provide time-bound, targeted, performance-based, and transparent fiscal and non-fiscal support in order to attract EV and EV parts manufacturing, particularly electronic parts and other strategic components, batteries, charging stations, and the establishment of testing facilities; and

• c) Comply with Section 26 of Republic Act No. 9136 as implemented by ERC’s applicable rules and guidelines on
  busmess separation and unbundling in the event that it
  engages in the business of a charging station service provider.

8 years from the promulgation of the EV incentive strategy, subject to extension as determined by the DTI.