21.08.08
Arroyo wants hybrid cars, urges green measures
- Alternative Fuels, Hybrid Cars -
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is urging car manufacturers to bring in more hybrid models into the country while calling on the adoption of fuel-efficiency and renewable energy measures.
“We await the arrival of the hybrid models that can shift from gas to electricity,” Arroyo said in her opening address at the Philipine International Motor Show, organized by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI).
The President took note of the presence of 15 major car manufacturers in this year’s show. But a significant portion of her speech was spent calling on “clean and green measures.”
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