SM Supermalls said it is enhancing Holy Week travel for electric vehicle (EV) owners with its growing network of 123 electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS), with 50 more planned for 2025.
Thje expansion offers free charging at 69 SM malls, supporting eco-friendly journeys for northbound and southbound trips.
SM Supermalls, a Department of Energy (DOE)-accredited operator of EVCS, said it ensures its stations meet national standards, addressing infrastructure limitations and promoting EV adoption in line with DOE goals. The initiative positions SM as a key driver in the Philippines’ low-carbon future.
The use of EV reduces the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), in the atmosphere, which leads to global warming. Their use has no direct emissions as compared to gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles.
An EV trip from SM Mall of Asia (MOA) to SM City Baguio (266 kilometers) may typically consume around 50 kilowatt-hours one way, avoiding about 0.067 metric tons of CO2 on a roundtrip, which is also equal to 7.6 gallons of gasoline or 74.6 pounds of coal.
Top-up stops are available at SM City Rosales and SM City Urdaneta Central.
From SM North EDSA (253 km.), a similar route saves 0.065 tons of CO2 (or 7.3 gallons of gasoline), while SM City Fairview (252 km.) may not even need a charging stop, with 0.06 tons of CO2 avoided.
Shorter northern trips like SM MOA to SM City Clark (96 km.) or SM North EDSA to Clark (83 km.) may require no stopovers, offering up to 0.02 metric tons of CO2 savings, equivalent to 2 gallons of gasoline.
Popular eco-friendly road trip spots include Tagaytay (65 km. one way from SM MOA, about 0.017 tons CO2 saved), Laguna (SM City Santa Rosa, SM City San Pedro), Batangas (SM City Lipa) and Legazpi (SM City Legazpi).
Skyranch Tagaytay also now powers eco-friendly journeys with convenient EV charging stations.
For longer drives, travelers heading to SM City Naga from SM MOA can stop at SM City Lucena (248 km.), with roundtrip CO2 savings of 0.061 metric tons—equal to 6.9 gallons of gasoline or 67.8 pounds of coal.
Meanwhile, eco-friendly travel is easy with charging stations at SM City Cebu, SM City Cagayan de Oro (Downtown & Uptown) and SM Lanang in Davao.
A 280-km. roundtrip between SM City CDO Downtown and SM Lanang in Davao avoids 0.035 tons of CO2—equal to 3.9 gallons of gasoline or 38.5 pounds of coal—with no stopovers needed.
