The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to release updated electric vehicle (EV) deployment targets by the first quarter of 2026, following a surge in EV registrations this year.
Energy director Patrick Aquino said EV registrations from January to September 2025 have exceeded 41,000 units—already higher than the 24,286 registered for all of 2024. EVs now account for 4.7 percent of new vehicle registrations, based on data from the Land Transportation Office.
Aquino said the DOE will revisit its projections for EV adoption and charging infrastructure. The country currently has about 1,260 charging points, including AC and DC chargers and battery-swapping stations.
The government’s existing goal is to reach 312,000 EVs by 2028. Aquino added that the country may hit nearly 50,000 registered EVs by the end of 2025.
Long term, the Philippines aims for 50 percent EV adoption by 2040—equivalent to at least 2.45 million EVs on the road and around 20,400 charging stations nationwide.
