It’s long been the dream of this Adonis Lagangan, a Filipino engineer, to build his own electric vehicle (EV). And boy, dreams do come true if you just learn how to be patient and hardworking.
After working as a project-based commissioning engineer for Marubeni Corporation in coal-fired power plant projects around Asia, Lagangan got the funding he needed. He acquired skills in forming and 3D CADD designing in between deployments that he applied in his project. By the he got to be home more often, he worked on completing the design of his dream electric car and eventually built an EV manufacturing company he calls Clima Mobility.
Filipino Engineer Built His Electric Car (Source: Clima Mobility)
Filipino Engineer Built His Electric Car (Source: alagangan)
Filipino Engineer Built His Electric Car (Source: alagangan)
He produced a prototype of his electric car that is an electric mini-sedan that became the company’s flagship product. Called the Genius EV, Lagangan’s masterpiece features 10-kilowatt, 72-volt brushless DC motor. It is powered by 6 12-volt, 120-ampere hour Motolite batteries that can run at a top speed of 75 kph with a 60 to 70 kilometer range under a 4 to 5 hours charge. Five people can enjoy this Filipino-made electric vehicle for about $9,600.
Lagangan is more than just selling the car for profit. He plans to offer his electric car to local government units (LGUs) and other government agencies, corporate clients, taxi operators and individuals. He said, “It can be used as a small electric taxi for Metro Manila, as a patrol car for the barangays, as a service vehicle for LGUs, government agencies and big companies and as a delivery car for logistics companies with the rear portion modified as an enclosed van. Even individuals who wish to save on fuel and help reduce pollution in the city will find the Genius EV the perfect solution.”
Clima Mobility now runs on a build-to-order basis and is trying to find more financing. The company is the newest member of the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) with Lagangan, a graduate from Mapua Institute of Technology, as its head.
