MPCALA Holdings Inc. (MHI), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), yesterday unveiled Cavite-Laguna Expressway’s (Calax) first fully-electric security vehicle.
As part of its goal of becoming a green highway, the toll road firm will transition its entire fleet of traffic and security vehicles in Calax into environment-friendly electric vehicles (EVs).
Prior to this, the company had been using an electric bus as a shuttle for its employees. MHI also announced it will put up e-vehicle charging stations along Calax for its fleet and other e-vehicles plying the expressway.
“As each vehicle in our fleet hits its end of life, we replace them with EVs. In a broad sense EVs create a lower carbon footprint over the course of their lifetime than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles,” said Christopher Lizo, MPTC chief finance officer and senior executive sponsor for sustainability.
“Our move to transition to EV is aligned with our strategy to help decarbonize the transport sector. This is in support of our country’s goal of reducing its fossil-fuel consumption as part of its thrust for sustainable development,” added Lizo.
Calax’s EVs are supplied by eSakay, a Meralco company that provides end-to-end EV and charging infrastructure solutions. The vehicles are zero-emission which will help in reducing carbon footprint.
eSakay’s green mobility deployments allows it to provide the necessary expertise and support to this sustainability initiative of MHI and MPTC for its tollways. – Myla Iglesias
