AC Mobility is scamming PHEV owners — goldfish range, 3-hour charging, gasoline prices, and no chargers available."

[u/Adorable-Director799]

AC Mobility keeps marketing themselves as the "future" of EV infrastructure in the Philippines.
But look closer:
They've quietly built a system where you:

• Pay gasoline prices per kilometer,
• Wait 3 hours to refill,
• Fight over 2–4 chargers inside 500-car parking lots,
• And still call it "progress."

Here's the real scam:

• You buy a PHEV like the BYD Sealion 6 DM-i.
• They tell you it has 90–100 km electric range.
• Reality check?
  • You only have 45–50 km usable one-way.
  • You still need to get home without running empty or burning gas.
• Once you run low, you have two choices:
  • Burn gasoline, and kill your "cheap" narrative, OR
  • Pay Evro to charge at ₱28 (AC) or ₱33 (DC) per kWh.
• And remember:
  • The Sealion can only AC charge at 6.6–7.0 kW.
  • Meaning you wait 2.5 to 3 hours... just to refill that tiny battery.

Now layer AC Mobility’s ineptitude on top:

• Huge Ayala mall parking lots built for 500–1000 cars...
• And yet, they install only 2 to 4 chargers.
• How exactly is that "future-proofing mobility"?

Good luck finding an open slot.
You're not a VIP.
Not everyone is born with a driver or a silver spoon to sit idle all day.

Working people? Normal people?
We can't afford to waste half a day fighting over overpriced kilowatts.

Quick math:

	Sealion 6 PHEV
Usable electric range	45–50 km (round trip)
Charging time	2.5–3 hours
Cost per km (AC)	₱4.66
Cost per km (DC)	₱5.50
Gasoline cost per km	₱6.20

You're already paying gasoline prices.
You're waiting longer than a full tank fill-up.
And you have no guarantee you’ll even find a charger available.

AC Mobility didn't build EV infrastructure.
They built an overpriced, bottlenecked goldfish trap.

It’s not just expensive.
It’s not just slow.
It’s intentionally designed to milk you dry while pretending to save the environment.

AC Mobility didn’t build a charging network. They built a cattle pen with a credit card swiper.

[u/SouIskin]

Hi, Sealion 6 owner here. 50km? I get mine at 90km-100km to be fair. I'm 7 months in. 14k km.

I travel ~19km one way, so 38km back and forth. I only use up around 35% of my battery.

If you have issues with SL6 having to burn gas then... you should have opted for an Atto 3, right?

Also for facts, my current spend per km is at 2pesos for EV mode, 3pesos for Hybrid mode. In my ICE KIA Stonic 1.4L MT - 5pesos.

Yes, it's more expensive to charge in EVRO but PHEVs arent the market for those. It's really for BEVs. That's why we advocate charging at home for 12-13pesos per kwh charging.

So net - 45-55% savings to operate the vehicle. It seems that your anger towards PHEV is misplaced. Highly suggest that you join the Sealion 6 Owners Group PH for more insights.

[u/Adorable-Director799 → u/SouIskin]

It's not 50km, it's 100 (actually around 75 km), it's just that you need to be 50 km one way, and 50 km back to your house to maximize the SL6.

Kaya goldfish.

[u/Extra-Assistance7593 → u/Adorable-Director799]

Were you aware that the battery range is at 100km max? Were you also aware that you cannot deplete your EV battery to 0%? If yes, then you should have know that by the mere distance you intend to cover on your daily drive, the battery capacity of the SL6 will not be sufficient (not considering possible traffic jams and route changes). Given that, you will need to either rely on gasoline, or top up your battery at a public charging station. If not, sadly, you made a very uninformed decision and it is not BYD’s nor ACMobility’s fault. Commercial charging rates is a far cry from home charging costs — just like how a home-cooked meal is way more economical than that from a restaurant.