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Carmageddon: can electric jeepneys ease Manila's traffic crisis?
2016-06-03 08:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: During rush hour in Manila, it would be quicker to walk the 6.5km from Renee Karunungans family home to her office. Today we use public transport, and it takes almost two hours. We use a jeepney (a cross between a jeep and a van), a bus, then two more jeepneys and a motorised tricycle. The citys 2.2 million vehicles frequently grind to a standstill, and it is not unusual for commuters to be stuck for for three to four hours. When torrential rains flood the city, it can be much worse. As the...
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