Philippine mobility technology company, CarBEV has broken ground on The Power Station by CarBEV—a new facility that’s being developed as the country’s first electric vehicle power station. At completion, it can cater up to 500 BEVs daily.
It is strategically located in Merville, Pasay City, near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Located on the site of a former Total gas station, it will service high-utilization EV commercial vehicles such as electric taxis, TNVSes, and fleet-operated EVs.
The groundbreaking ceremony brought together representatives from the local government, national government, and private sector, including Atty. Peter D. Pardo, representing the Pasay City Local Government Unit; DTI-PPPI Chairman Winston “Winnie” Castelo; and Board of Investments (BOI) Representative Elvin Raymond Garcia.
The ceremony was also attended by the CarBEV leadership and Board of Directors, led by CEO Christian Bradley, together with COO Jomel Paradero, Board Directors Lhai Santiago and Lea Paradero, and CFO Samir Patel.
“The direction from the government is clear. The Philippines is moving toward electric mobility, and now the private sector has to build the infrastructure to support that transition,” said Christian Bradley, CEO of CarBEV. “The Power Station is our response. We are not just putting EVs on the road—we are building the infrastructure that will keep them moving.”
Setting up on the site of a former gasoline station carries added significance says CarBEV.
“We are literally transforming a traditional fuel station into a power station for electric mobility,” Bradley said. “For us, that represents the transition we want to see across Philippine transportation—from fossil fuels toward a cleaner, more sustainable and commercially viable mobility ecosystem.”
CarBEV believes that large-scale electrification cannot happen through vehicle deployment alone. As more taxis, TNVs and commercial vehicles transition to battery electric power, reliable, and strategically located charging infrastructure will become increasingly critical.
“This is only the beginning,” Bradley said. “Our goal is to make the transition to electric transportation commercially viable and scalable for Filipino transport operators. We want to build an ecosystem where operators can confidently go electric because the infrastructure is there to support them.”
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