The arrival of three electric jeepneys from Manila hit a snag yesterday at the BREDCO port but was later resolved, Greenpeace media assistant Grace Duran said.

While Duran said it was just a case of misunderstanding, Athena Ballesteros, chairman of the GRIPP board, yesterday complained that they were charged port fees amounting to P195,000 for the three electric jeepneys while in other places they were only charged P65,000.

How can we sell the vehicles at a lower price when we are being charged so much? She asked.

The vehicles that are part of the Climate Friendly Cities project of the Green Renewable Independent Power Producer, Green Peace Southeast Asia and Solar Generation-Negros, will be officially launched in Bacolod City tomorrow during the visit of the President.

GRIPP and the Bacolod City government will sign a memorandum of agreement on the same day to formalize the city's support to the project that combines the goals of climate change mitigation, cleaner air and sustainable transport.

The vehicles will run on batteries that will be charged by a power plant fueled by biogas.*CGS

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