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Mober is eyeing a fleet of 1,600 electric vehicles in the next few years and is looking to establish an EV battery swapping facility at a port, according to founder and chief executive officer Dennis Ng
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From the current 220 EVs in its fleet, the company is expanding to around 600 by next year and possibly to 1,600 by 2027
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Mober is looking to establish an EV battery swapping facility by next year either at the Manila or Batangas port
Mober is eyeing a fleet of 1,600 electric vehicles (EV) in the next few years and is looking to establish an EV battery swapping facility at a port, according to founder and chief executive officer Dennis Ng.
From the current 220 EVs in its fleet, the company is expanding to around 600 by next year and possibly to 1,600 by 2027, Ng said in a presentation during the recent 2025 Supply Chain Conference organized by the Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines.
These will include four-wheeler and six-wheeler vehicles, he said.
The green logistics services provider also expects to have nine fully electric tractor head trucks by next year.
The additional fleet will join Mober’s first fully electric tractor head truck that was launched last February. The tractor head has an 18-ton payload capacity and a range of up to 220 kilometers on a single charge of its 282.6-kilowatt battery. It is designed for large-scale logistics operations ideal for predictable daily routes.
With the acquisition of more fully electric tractor head trucks, Mober plans to set up an EV battery swapping facility at a port, which will allow the vehicles to change battery within 8-10 minutes.
In an interview with PortCalls at the sidelines of the conference, Ng said they are looking to establish such facility by next year either at the Manila or Batangas port.
In addition, Mober is also looking to put up two charging hubs in the southern and northern parts of Luzon.
Earlier, Ng said one 10,000 sqm EV charging station will be in Laguna, which is home to various factories and warehouses, while another 10,000 sqm charging station is also being eyed either in Bulacan or Pampanga.
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These will complement Mober’s 3,000-square meter EV charging hub in Pasay City, the largest of its kind in the country to date. Launched last March, Central Charge has a 56-port capacity to serve Mober’s mixed fleet of e-vans and e-trucks. With a structured three-shift system, Central Charge has the capacity to charge up to 200 EV trucks daily, ensuring round-the-clock operational support for Mober’s fleet.
Mober also has an 800 sqm charging hub along Zamora Street, Pasay City, its first charging hub that started operations in 2023.
Aside from the expansion of its fleet and charging stations, Mober partners with industry leaders and small trucking companies to drive a collective sustainability transformation.
Ng said they can rent EVs as well as their charging station and training academy to small truckers with clients that are serious in their transition to net zero emissions.
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Mober is a first mover for EV adoption in the Philippines’ delivery services sector, providing third-party last-mile and middle-mile delivery services for international and local customers under multi-year, fixed-price contracts. It recently expanded its operations to Thailand, launching an initial fleet of 21 electric trucks in the Bang Na district in Bangkok. – Roumina Pablo
