01/12/2025
Ligtas ang May Alam☺️
PWEDE PA RIN PONG GAMITIN AT PATAKBUHIN ANG E-BIKE, BATAY SA MGA KONDISYONG NASASAD SA BATAS (AT HINDI ITO PWEDENG BASTA MA-IMPOUND NG LTO):
HINDI bawal ang e-bike/e-trike sa kabuuhan ng national roads.
Ayon sa LTO AO 2021-039:
Pwede sa outer lane
Pwede tumawid
Pwede dumaan kung wala ibang route
Bawal lang sa fast lane
Bawal sa expressway
Ayon sa EVIDA Law (RA 11697):
Legal ang e-bikes at e-trikes
Allowed sa low-speed lanes
Promoted bilang clean & affordable transport
Walang batas na nagsasabing bawal lahat ng e-bike sa highway.
ANG TOTOONG LEGAL BASIS:
EVIDA Law (RA 11697)
→ Pro-EV, kasama ang e-bikes/e-trikes
→ Allowed sa low-speed lanes
LTO AO 2021-039
→ Allowed sa national road outer lane
→ Allowed mag-cross
→ No license/registration required for L1/L2
→ LGUs may authorize routes for e-trikes RA 4136
→ Fast lane lang ang bawal, HINDI buong highway
Kung nasa outer lane ka, low-speed, may helmet:
HINDI KA VIOLATOR.
PINAKA-MALINAW NA MENSAHE:
Legal ang e-bike.
Legal ang e-trike.
Legal kang dumaan sa national road kung nasa tamang lane ka.
Ang bawal ay FAST LANE — hindi HIGHWAY.
Kung manghuli ka dahil nasa outer lane ka, MALI ANG ENFORCEMENT — hindi ikaw.
PRIVATE E-BIKES DO NOT REQUIRE LTO REGISTRATION:
Ayon mismo sa EVIDA IRR:
> “Private-use light electric vehicles shall NOT be required to register with DOTr or LTO.”
Ibig sabihin:
Walang plaka
Walang OR/CR
Walang MV inspection
Walang registration fee
Walang driver’s license (kung basehan ay vehicle registration)
LTO cannot override this unless the law RA 11697 itself is amended!
Rep. Terry Ridon said the EVIDA Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) cannot be used as legal basis for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to start impounding e-trikes and e-bikes beginning 1 December 2025.
The EVIDA Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) is being cited as the supposed legal basis for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to start impounding e-trikes and e-bikes on Monday, 1 December 2025, only a few days after their announcement at the Senate.
But a basic reading of the EVIDA law and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) shows this is not correct.” Ridon explained that the law itself is clear in exempting light electric vehicles from LTO registration.
“The law provides a blanket exemption to light electric vehicles (LEVs) such as e-trikes and e-bikes from being registered with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies like the LTO. As such, the land transportation law, Republic Act No. 4136, does not apply to LEVs, even if these vehicles use public roads.
Necessarily, if R.A. No. 4136 does not apply to LEVs, its penalties, including impounding, also do not apply to them.”
Ctto: Edwin Gariguez
PWEDE PA RIN PONG GAMITIN AT PATAKBUHIN ANG E-BIKE, BATAY SA MGA KONDISYONG NASASAD SA BATAS (AT HINDI ITO PWEDENG BASTA MA-IMPOUND NG LTO):
HINDI bawal ang e-bike/e-trike sa kabuuhan ng national roads.
Ayon sa LTO AO 2021-039:
Pwede sa outer lane
Pwede tumawid
Pwede dumaan kung wala ibang route
Bawal lang sa fast lane
Bawal sa expressway
Ayon sa EVIDA Law (RA 11697):
Legal ang e-bikes at e-trikes
Allowed sa low-speed lanes
Promoted bilang clean & affordable transport
Walang batas na nagsasabing bawal lahat ng e-bike sa highway.
ANG TOTOONG LEGAL BASIS:
EVIDA Law (RA 11697)
→ Pro-EV, kasama ang e-bikes/e-trikes
→ Allowed sa low-speed lanes
LTO AO 2021-039
→ Allowed sa national road outer lane
→ Allowed mag-cross
→ No license/registration required for L1/L2
→ LGUs may authorize routes for e-trikes RA 4136
→ Fast lane lang ang bawal, HINDI buong highway
Kung nasa outer lane ka, low-speed, may helmet:
HINDI KA VIOLATOR.
PINAKA-MALINAW NA MENSAHE:
Legal ang e-bike.
Legal ang e-trike.
Legal kang dumaan sa national road kung nasa tamang lane ka.
Ang bawal ay FAST LANE — hindi HIGHWAY.
Kung manghuli ka dahil nasa outer lane ka, MALI ANG ENFORCEMENT — hindi ikaw.
PRIVATE E-BIKES DO NOT REQUIRE LTO REGISTRATION:
Ayon mismo sa EVIDA IRR:
> “Private-use light electric vehicles shall NOT be required to register with DOTr or LTO.”
Ibig sabihin:
Walang plaka
Walang OR/CR
Walang MV inspection
Walang registration fee
Walang driver’s license (kung basehan ay vehicle registration)
LTO cannot override this unless the law RA 11697 itself is amended!
Rep. Terry Ridon said the EVIDA Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) cannot be used as legal basis for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to start impounding e-trikes and e-bikes beginning 1 December 2025.
The EVIDA Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) is being cited as the supposed legal basis for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to start impounding e-trikes and e-bikes on Monday, 1 December 2025, only a few days after their announcement at the Senate.
But a basic reading of the EVIDA law and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) shows this is not correct.” Ridon explained that the law itself is clear in exempting light electric vehicles from LTO registration.
“The law provides a blanket exemption to light electric vehicles (LEVs) such as e-trikes and e-bikes from being registered with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies like the LTO. As such, the land transportation law, Republic Act No. 4136, does not apply to LEVs, even if these vehicles use public roads.
Necessarily, if R.A. No. 4136 does not apply to LEVs, its penalties, including impounding, also do not apply to them.”
