Mild hybrid vehicles not exempted from number coding, DOE says

The Department of Energy (DOE) released the updated list of recognized electric vehicles that qualify to be exempted from the number coding scheme. The DOE’s updated list doesn’t include mild hybrid vehicles such as the Suzuki Ertiga Hybrid and the Geely Okavango.

Hyundai Ioniq 5

The number coding exemption is granted to electric vehicles as stated in the Republic Act (RA) 11697 or the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act. The said RA is also referred to as the EVIDA Law wherein electrified vehicles including electric vehicles, full hybrid vehicles, and plug-in hybrids are exempted from the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), or number coding. 

There’s no mention of a mild hybrid being included in the EVIDA Law since the said type of powertrain doesn’t have the capability to run on electric power alone. Speaking of which, the DOE explained that an Electric Vehicle (EV) refers to automobiles with “at least one electric drive for vehicle propulsion.”

The MMDA previously asked the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to list down the EVs and hybrid cars that are exempted from the number coding. Good thing though that the DOE has finally released an updated list of cars (as of October 2023) that qualify to be exempted from number coding. 

Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)

Audi Q8 e-Tron 55 quattro

Ankai HFF6120G9EV21

Audi Q8 e-Tron 50 Advance quattro

Audi Q8 e-Tron 55 Sportback S Line

Audi e-tron

Ankai HFF6855G03EV12

BASIC GEEP ICONIC

BASIC GEEP LOVE EBUS

BASIC GEEP MPEV - Multi-Purpose Electric Vehicle

BEMAC E200W-SALT (BEMAC 68VM)

BMW iX3 M Sport 

BMW i7 xDrive 60

BMW iX xDrive40

BYD Atto 3

BYD Tang

BYD Han 

BYD Dolphin 

BYD T3

Changan EADO 460 

Gogoro - Delight 

Gogoro - Gogoro 2 

Gogoro - Super Sport 

DECC e-J

DECC Vihari

DECC Yuvan 2020 

DECC Yuvan 2024

Dongfeng Rich 6 

Dongfeng EV30 

Dongfeng EV35 

Dongfeng EV45

Dongfeng EC31 

Dongfeng EC35 

Dongfeng EC36

DFSK Mini EV DXK7001RDIBEV

EGV5000 Series 2023 model

GET Comet 3.1 Model King Long XG3000DQZK- 7K(S9-B)

HELMARV MINI EV- NEQ7000BEVJH1

HELMARV EV400-L400- YZ7001 BEV1

Huaxin Jeep - BWC6700QCE 

Hyundai IONIQ 5 

Jaguar I-PACE 

Jetour Ice Cream 

Kia EV6

Kia EV9

Lexus RZ450e BEV MPEV-LYTDAAF4XPZ004257

Nissan Leaf 

NWOW - Warrior 

NWOW - DCY NWOW-T10-A

Porsche Taycan 4S 

Renault Twizy 

SEGWAY-E110L 

SEGWAY E200P ONE 

SEGWAY-N100 

SEGWAY E300SE

Suzhou Electric Manufacturing EG6023H01

Tesla Model 3

Tesla Model Y

Tojo Motors - Haribon 

Tojo Motors - Lawin 

Tojo Motors - Lawin 1 

Tojo Motors - Lawin 2 

Tojo Motors Limbas X

Tojo Motors - Limbas C600 

Tojo Motors- Mandaragit

Tojo Motors - Tourister

Toyota BZ4X

TVS IQUBE S model

Weltmeister W5

WULING E-Mini Pickup truck - GXA1031 BEV

WULING E-Mini Van - GXA5032XXYBEV

Wuyang Honda - U - GO Cargo

Volkswagen ID.3 

Volkswagen ID.4 

Volkswagen ID.6

XINRI - Crystal 1 

XINRI - Hawk 

XINRI - Miku Max 

XINRI - Anger-S 

XINRI - Miku Super 

XINRI - Robo-S 

XINRI - Ronic-S

VMOTOSOCO CUX

VMOTOSOCO CPX

VMOTOSOCO TCMAX

VMOTOSOCO TC

VMOTOSOCO TSX, 4.1 

XINGE Motorcycle XG3000D QZK-7L(S4-B) (5-kW) 

XINGE Motorcycle XG3000D QZK-7L(S4-B) (4-kW)

XINGE Motorcycle XG3000D QZK-7K(S9-B)

Nissan Kicks e-Power is included in the list

Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Jolion 

GWM Haval H6 Supreme/ Max 

Honda CR-V e:HEV 

Lexus IS300h HEV- AVE30L-BEXLH

Lexus LS500h - GVH50L - AEVGH

Lexus NX350h - AAZHL25L - AWXLB

Lexus ES300h HEV - AXZH1OL - AEXGBV

Lexus RX350h - AALH15L - AWXGB 

Lexus RX500h - TALH17L - AWTGT

Lexus UX250h - MZAH10L- AWXBB

Nissan Kicks e-POWER 

Toyota Yaris Cross is also included in the list

Toyota Rav4 - AXAH52L- ANXGB, ANXMB

Toyota Camry - AXVH71L-JEXVBT

Toyota Corolla Altis HEV ZWE211L-GEXVBM 

Toyota Corolla Cross- ZVG10L-DHXEBM 

Toyota Innova Zenix - MAGH10L-BPXHBM 

Toyota Yaris Cross HEV 

Toyota Alphard HEV

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)

BMW XM

BYD Tang Dual Hybrid Mode

Chery Tiggo 8 PRO e+ 

Jaguar F-PACE P400e

Land Rover-Range Rover P400e

Mitsubishi Outlander

Light Electric Vehicle (LEV)

Coswheel FTN T20

Dualtron X2

Dualtron Storm 

Dualtron Ultra II 

Dualtron Thunder 

Dualtron Spider 

Dualtron Eagle 

Dualtron Mini

Fiido D11 Folding e-bike

Fiido - D21 

Fiido - X 

Fiido - D4s 

Fiddo - D2s

Fiido Q1s, Q1

Honda Dax

NWOW - Turtle King 10

NWOW-ARS

NWOW-GB2

NWOW-GC10

NWOW-ERV MINI

NWOW-ERVS2

NWOW-ERV

NWOW-EPED

Sundiro Honda x Mujii - MS01

Sundiro Honda - S07

The DOE added that its EV registry is still open for manufacturers, assemblers, importers, and rebuilders of other EVs to be recognized on this list. 

Kia EV6

However, the DOE said that the recognition of an EV is not automatic upon submission of the Notice of Application. The technical specification of the vehicle will be subjected to review and it will be evaluated based on the EV definitions set by the EVIDA Law. 

The application will be processed by the Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB) within 20 working days. Upon recognition of applied EVs, the vehicles will be included in the official EV listing/database.

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