PMFTC moves to e-vehicles to reduce carbon footprint | BusinessMirror

Expanding on its vision to deliver a smoke-free future, PMFTC Inc., the country’s leading tobacco company, has begun deploying 10 electric vehicles for its service fleet in a pilot program that covers the company’s Pasig, Marikina and Rizal areas of operations.

The EV launch is in line with Mother Company Philip Morris International’s low-carbon transition plan that aims to achieve carbon neutrality of direct operations by 2025 and net-zero emissions of its value-chain by 2040. PMFTC’s EV fleet will consist of 10 BYD T3 Mini Vans, which are 100 percent electric logistics vehicles with a range of 250 kilometers, with each vehicle having a carrying capacity of up to 700 kilos in load. The vehicles will be supported by BYD’s NCR-based service center.

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