Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has partnered with Global Electric Transport (GET), a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) provider, to develop electric vehicle (EV) shuttle service for passengers of the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 (LRT1) in the Philippines. GET will provide the Community Optimised Managed Electric Transport (COMET) minibuses and will also handle the operation of an integrated passenger and fleet management system.
The electric minibuses are fully electric and have a passenger carrying capacity of 30. The EVs can travel over 100 km on a single full charge. They will also have on-board cameras, a media system, display monitors, internet access, a wheelchair slot, and a retractable electric ramp for disabled passengers.
The shuttle service will run between the LRT-1 EDSA Station and the Manila Bay ASEANA region during the pilot run, with authorised loading and unloading sites along the route from Macapagal Boulevard to the Paraaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX). The line will be extended from the LRT-1 EDSA Station to the Makati Central Business District in the second phase.
