| In power, electric vehicle: public transportation routes identified and designated by provinces, cities, and municipalities and approved by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to be exclusively traversed by electric public utility vehicles (PUVs) [Section 4(m), Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act of 2022] In power, electric vehicle: public transportation routes identified and designated in the Local Public Transport Route Plans (LPTRP) and Route Rationalization Plans (RRPs) approved by the DOTr, and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and shall likewise include service areas in the tricycle route plans identified and approved by the LGUs, to be exclusively traversed by all electric public utility vehicles (PUVs) [Section 4(o), Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11697 of the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act] Note: The IRR adds how the routes are identified and designated, that is, “in the Local Public Transport Route Plans (LPTRP) and Route Rationalization Plans (RRPs) approved by the DOTr, and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)”, replacing “by provinces, cities, and municipalities approved by the Department of Transportation (DOTr)”. The IRR also adds a clause stating that the term “shall likewise include service areas in the tricycle route plans identified and approved by the LGUs”. |
