C Magazine eTrike Exclusive Feature May Issue

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Dave Dewbre's  (Electric vehicle consultant) electric tricycle project is the Exclusive feature. It's showcasing Mayor Edward Hagedorn's pioneering etrike projects for clean air since 2006 and how Dave took Hagedorn's lead and developed 6 different prototypes for different terrains and load.

Banner photo by Diana J. Limjoco - bottom photos by Voltaire Fernandez Domingo

Extra plus is that Charley Boorman of Freedom Riders Asia Dropped in to check out the electric trikes and had a blast driving the eT3 half moon shaped version.

Pick up May issue of C! Magazine, the automotive authority to read the rest of the story! There are 4 more pages of story and photos.

Electric Motorbike Tips 101

Dave with daughter Alysha on
1000 watt unit still going strong
after 4 years and 9000 kms on
the odometer!

Dave has been driving electric motorbikes going on 4 years now. Three of the 1000 watt models have over 9000 kilometers on their odometer and we have only had to change the batteries just recently.

Here are some tips from Dave on how to care for and ride them to get the most out of your electric-bike:

Caring for and riding electric motorbikes!


1. If you use the bike daily, charge it daily. You cannot over charge the units, the charger shuts off when complete.

2. Never use the battery pack to ZERO so that you have to walk the bike home, draining the batteries to zero reduces battery life.

3. A low tire can cost you a lot of distance, make sure tires are always filled to spec and not low.

4. When climbing a long hill, do not carry another rider or a heavy load.

5. Before a hill if there is a downgrade, speed up to the speed limit so as to help your upward momentum.

6. Once a month check all visible bolts and screws they may need tightening.
7. Obtain same canned “fix a flat” carry it with you in case of a flat tire you can fix it on the spot.

EV consultant Dave Dewbre on his
3000 watt e-bike.

8. Check the oil and change it once every year, the oil in the drive gear, not motor. Have technician show you how. It takes 3 drops.

9. Keep the entire bike, wheels and all surfaced except the seat waxed to help preserve the finish, especially here in the tropics.
10. Use Armoral or similar for the seat cover.
11. Always use the CENTER stand when the side stand is not as safe.
12. Use slow, steady, even and smooth acceleration to increase your driving distance.

Eagle Electric motorbikes- Philippines

The new 1500 watt Eagle motorbikes arrived in Puerto Princesa and Manila shops night before last. These are stronger than the 1000 watt units that Green Tech EcoCenter staff have been driving for 3 years now.

Dave first bought several Eagle Ebikes for himself to test when we lived in Subic Freeport. We have been hooked on them since. Dave, being the EV enthusiasts and user, realized the need to also service the units and has made sure that no matter where you buy one, you won't be left with no one to turn to if you need a new part or service. I went around to traditional gas motorcycles shops today and it seems these E bikes are cheaper than some 125cc models.

Dave Dewbre in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. Showing an expat how easy it is to ride the electric otor bikes. Having been around them and seeing them used by staff, it seems they are pretty maintenance free. Not having to fill up with gas is a real joy. The quiet, noiseless and zero smoke ride makes it a real pleasure to be on.

It's not as fun in PPC to drive them as it was in the Subic Freeport housing area.  But for practical purposes like sending the staff on errands,they are still reliable and cheaper to operate than the gas versions. Hopefully someday, PPC will go all electric and dispense with the gas belching, noisy traditional gas motorcycles and tricycles.
Dave used to take Alysha for rides in a kangaroo type baby harness since she could hold her head up by herself. You can see how happy she is!

Electric Jeepney Philippines by PHUV

The city of Puerto Princesa latest electric vehicle acquisition! The E Jeepney by PHUV (Philippine Utility Vehicle, Inc.) They dropped this off at our Green Tech EcoCenter, the authorized service/maintenance and dispatch center for all the city's EV's.

We tested it last night and it is the smoothest ride of all the EV's in the city's inventory.

The charger is a manageable size.

Original Article January 28, 2008

PHILIPPINES/AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Auto parts makers to produce Pinoy electric jeepney

Except from article:
The entire Climate Friendly Cities Program will therefore complement the Waste Segregation Program of the government, convert biodegradable household wastes into electric power, then use this electric power to charge and operate smoke-free electric jeepneys to provide transport in an environment-friendly public transport system and help save the environment.

 It includes MVPMAP and is funded by a Dutch NGO, the DOEN Foundation, which will fund 50 units of the emission-free electric jeepneys for the program.

Electric Tricycles-Catching on in Philppine Cities

The gas powered tricycle is found in every city, and town in the Philippines. It's also one of the largest air polluters. But now the electric tricycle is slowly going to replace them as more cities adopt their use.

In order to clean up the air and noise pollution, more and more cities are looking at the electric Tricycles as a solution.

I for one, am so glad they are doing it. The noxious fumes from these vehicles is cloying! They pollute our collective atmosphere and air we breathe.

It's time for Filipinos to jump on this bandwagon, not just gas tricycle drivers, but delivery services that have short routes, and motorcyclists in general should switch to electric motorbikes. Fossil fuel emmission is contributing to the ill health our planet is experiencing, and so much more in our cities.

In 2008, a news article claimed that 5000 or more people in the Metro Manila area alone die from diseases associated with noxious air pollution!

Links to articles about this health hazard!

Rising Metro Manila deaths due to air pollution alarm lawmaker

By MBJ- June 23rd, 2009

Air pollution kills nearly 5,000 Metro residents yearly

By TJ Burgonio Inquirer

Links to Electric Tricycle Projects in the Philippines:
Make way for Eco-friendly ETricycles Journal Online 2009-04-26

Makati eyes electric tricycles Inquirer 2009-04-22

Davao City Honing up on E-tricycle Production

Electric Tricycle Project Puerto Princesa

Dave and I went to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines to help Mayor Edward Hagedorn evaluate the possibility of converting the existing gas tricycles to electric. Dave retrofitted a new 3000 watt  eBike and hooked it up to an old, heavy sidecar to see if it would do the job.

Mayor Ed Hagedorn wanted to know if our 3000 watt Electric motorcycle would pull an existing side car on one of their local gas tricycles sidecars. That same day, Dave and his associate in the electric motorbikes, Willy Dela Cruz, took it to a welder and it was done by 8 AM the following morning.

The Mayor took off on it like it was a Ferrari!! He had no problems with it. This is a test of the Mayor's EV feasability study for Puerto Princesa's existing gas tricycle problem.

You can view these electric motorcycles online at: http://www.eaglemotorcycles.net/

Find out more about Dave Dewbre at:
http://www.danceswithnetworks.com/











Visit Mayor Hagedorn's personal website:

http://www.edwardhagedorn.net/

Visit his Green Solidarity Movement website!
http://www.gsm-hagedorn.com/