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Retrofit Dirty 2-Stroke Vehicles in Philippines

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Retrofit Dirty 2-Stroke Vehicles in Philippines

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Summary

Promote the use of retrofitted two-stroke vehicles by Filipino taxi drivers. These vehicles significantly reduce emissions and fuel consumption and enable drivers to save money and increase income. read updates from the field

How You Can Help

Make a donation

$15 - Buys a set of stickers - a fantasic sticker will be applied to all retrofits, help us spread the word!
$20 - Directly reaches one driver, informing them about the benefits of retrofitting
$50 - Pays for the vehicle refurbishment and service required to keep them running

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Received $5,374 from 72 donations from people like:

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kmaynard

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The 1.8 million two-stroke vehicles in the Philippines produce the pollution equivalent of 5 billion automobiles. 1.3 million taxi drivers & millions of working class Filipinos rely on them for income/transportation respectively. Our retrofit dramatically reduces emissions: carbon monoxide 76%, carbon dioxide 35%, & hydrocarbon 89%. In addition, fuel consumption is reduced by 35%, oil consumption by 50%. This increased fuel efficiency saves taxi drivers $500 per year, a 33% increase in income.

Activities

Envirofit currently has pilot projects in 3 historic/tourist cities: Vigan, Puerto Princesa, and Boracay. These projects aim to retrofit nearly 4000 vehicles. We are looking to replicate this project throughout the Philippines and to other countries.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $5,374
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $454,626
Total Funding Goal: $460,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Our 3 pilot projects will ANNUALLY remove 127,000 automobile equivalents of pollution and infuse $1.1 million dollars into the local economy. We expect incidence of respiratory disease to decline with an improvement in the drivers’ quality of life.

Project Message

After 6 months of using Envirofit’s kit I was able to save up enough money to use as matching funds for a housing grant. I rebuilt my home & my neighbor’s home, which provided housing for 6 families!
- Rolando Santiago, Envirofit field test participant

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Jamie Whitlock
Marketing Communications Manager
430 North College Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80523
United States
(970)-491-4788
Email:

Project Sponsor

The Tech Awards

Organization

Envirofit International Ltd
109 North College Avenue Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO 80524
United States
(970) 372-2874
http://www.envirofit.org

Learn more about Envirofit International Ltd and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Philippines and can also be found under Environment.

For more information about Philippines, read the Human Development Report on Philippines or the Wikipedia entry for Philippines.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 22, 2006

Latest Update from the Field

Environmental Regulatory Support

By Jaime Whitlock - PR & Communications Manager, December 16, 2008 05:52 PM

We have recently worked with the US Environmental Protection Agency on a joint demonstration project to develop a direct-injection Bajaj auto-rickshaw in Pune, India. Endorsement from groups with international reputations like the US EPA provides great momentum and enhances our global standing as a company that delivers. Non-governmental entities such as the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-ASIA) and the Manila Observatory are also extremely supportive of our efforts, and add legitimacy from the scientific and advisory board perspective. CAI-ASIA endorsed our technology formally in 2006, and is playing a key role in widespread awareness-raising activities for both the Philippines and beyond. Envirofit has also been publicly endorsed by the Philippine Office of the President -- Public Transport Affairs (PTAO). Working with CAI Asia, we are garnering local and national (Philippine) support from agencies such as the DOTC, DENR and EMB to permit a phased implementation of stricter emissions standards in the cities most impacted by two-stroke engine pollution.

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