Sunday, August 3, 2025

Electric Tri cab in Philippines

 

 
Our second electric Tri cab.

Our second electric vehicle in the Philippines.

A while after buying our first house in the Philippines we bought our first electric Tri cab. I posted about it on May18, 2022.

Our children were attending a private school near our house. There were a lot of hot days and some rainy days when it was nice to pick them up in our Honda Odyssey. I was accustomed to walking to school with them and meeting them after school. The return trip was very hot many days. We found that we saved on fuel, oil and maintenance when going back and forth to school. 

It was nice to cruise around our neighborhood and shop the vendors on the road near us. 

It lasted for a couple of years before we decided to get rid of it for a newer model. It had an old-style foot brake and a pull up emergency handbrake. 
Well, I tried to sell that one to no avail. My wife's cousin was adding a new kitchen and bedroom to our house & he showed some interest in it, so we let him send it to his son in a different province. That freed up some space in our crowded carport (called a garage by Filipinos).

Then we bought a new Lucky Lion brand Electric "tri cab". This one now has brakes operated by hand like a motorcycle. We use it quite often. After a lot of planning, we have finally started a food and drinks delivery business. Now we use it to deliver to customers in and surrounding our neighborhood.

The name of our business is Vegan Tribe Cafe. Check out our menu of food & drinks at our website.



Saturday, August 2, 2025

Tesla Cybertruck and Model Y

Tesla Cybertruck

Tesla Cybertruck

One of my neighbors, here in the Philippines, recently bought a new Tesla Y. I have been thinking about getting one.

What do you think? Should I look into buying a model Y? Or should I stick with Honda or Toyota? China is selling new BYD cars here now. They look really good but I read that they don't have a proven track record.

We have been driving a 2012 Honda Odyssey built in and imported from the USA. It still drives like new.

 Toyotas are very popular here. For years we rode in Vios taxis

We rode in Yellow Cabs
and MGE Cabs mostly.

Tesla Model Y seats 5

A legal precedent has been set.

We have traveled by

bus,


jeepney,


train,


tricycle,


pedicab.