The Philippines Imports 98% Of Its Oil. Can Electric Transport Change That? | A Life Without Oil

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a fuel crisis in the Philippines. The fuel crisis has also left a trail of job losses. The unemployment rate in the country has risen to 4.8 percent with 2.5 million Filipinos out of work. The aftershocks have accelerated a hunt for alternatives, including the country’s shift toward electric mobility. We meet technologists, scientists and investors who are leading the march towards electric mobility with a 36 percent rise in EV sales. It’s inspired a wave of innovation with a surge in electric mass transportation manufacturing. Can the country build an electric mobility infrastructure that can sustain this rising demand? WATCH MORE A Life Without Oil    • A Life Without Oil | CNA Documentary   00:00 Introduction 01:13 Fuel price hikes in Manila 02:11 Struggling jeepney driver 06:09 PARA commuters network campaign 09:19 Engineer creates biofuel blend 15:46 Environmental impact of pollution 23:01 LexSwitch electric bus improves sustainability 27:56 Electric ferry being tested on Pasig river 34:15 ACMobility launching mobile charging slots 38:44 Ekartraceway introduces swappable batteries 40:57 STB GIGA starts battery production ==== About the show: We unearth the power of solar, biogas, organic fertilizer and electric vehicles to understand if they can help power life without oil ========= #CNAInsider #ALifeWithoutOilCNA #Philippines #Filipino #Unemployment #EV #Electricity #Transport #Fuel #FuelCrisis #Hormuz #StraitOfHormuz For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider