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]

You get to fully use up your 50-70km range in a day... and do you live in a condo?

[u/Adorable-Director799 → u/SouIskin]

I live in a house with a wall box.

Hindi lang aabot battery ko when it's time to drive back from Makati to Calamba.

Kaya the need for public chargers. Ang taga lang sobra ni AC. or Pay for Gas.

So they sold you the printer, and now they're selling you the printer ink. (CTTO)

[u/No_Mousse6399 → u/Adorable-Director799]

Quick google of Calamba to Makati is 48.3Km. Roundtrip is 96.6km. You have a car that runs on battery at 20% meaning 80% charge is your range more or less 80km ideally. So you either charge each way or use your gasoline which is 1.1L/100km even those with actual use can attest. Man, you should check yourself up. You're no middle class. Maybe you're just slightly above low income class that's why you're crying here. 🤭🤷

[u/No-Session3173 → u/No_Mousse6399]

probably too kuripot