The prime movers of the EVEE-i (left to right): Yuri Sarmiento, Rommel Juan, Miss World Philippines 2014 Valerie Weigmann and Bodie Pulido
Who among you have been to Filinvest City and chanced upon riding one of the electric jeepneys doing the 360 Eco-loop? Well, don’t be surprised to find out that one of our reigning Beauty Queens is behind the successful use of the Evee-i (Electric Vehicle Expansion Enterprises Inc.) in that initial route. Together with her business partners Bodie Pulido, Rommel Juan and Yuri Sarmiento, Miss World Philippines 2014 Valerie Weigmann has invested more than her time and energy in making this venture fully functional.
Valerie calls the Evee-i a “green alter ego” – her significant pitch for the environment, if you will. In fact, she has been involved in the same even before she won MWP2014 last year. And you can tell the excitement in her eyes just explaining the significant advantages of using the electric jeepneys. She hopes that other key business and commercial areas in the country will follow suit.
As she herself stated, “I’m so proud to have co-found EVEE-I. We started the Electric Vehicle Expansion Enterprises, Inc. (EVEE-I) with a simple goal – help stop air pollution and prevent further climate change. Unlike most businesses, ours was mission-driven: dedicated from the very beginning to be socially and environmentally responsible. Profit was not our bottom-line. Instead, our framework is to measure our success by how much we can positively contribute to society.”
Let’s hope the right persons are listening. It’s high time that the busy urban areas start implementing the use of the Evee-i. ;-)
If you want to know more about the Evee-i, click HERE to visit its Facebook page.
